Question

The population density of New York is 24,403 people per square mile. If 12,383,007 people live in New York City. What is the city’s area?

Answer 1

City's Area = 507.44 sq. mi.

Explanation:

We will use population density formula to solve this problem easily.

We have:

Population Density = Total Population/ Land Area

Given,

Population Density = 24,403

Total Population = 12,383,007

We want land area, so we simply plug in the numbers into the formula and solve for City's Area. Shown below:

`Population  \ Density = (Total \ Population)/(Land \ Area)\\24,403=(12,383,007)/(Land \ Area)\\Land \ Area = (12,383,007)/(24,403)\\Land \ Area = 507.44`

THe units is Square Miles, so we can say:

City's Area = 507.44 sq. mi.