Question

Read the paragraph; then and choose the best answers.

Palm Tree Paradise is a slum in Nairobi. The slum is 50 square kilometers in size.Currently, 100,000 people live there. Last year, 150,000 children were born and 80,000 people immigrated. 95,000 people died and 2,000 emigrated. It is believed that theslum, with proper infrastructure, could support up to 500 people per square kilometer.
The current population density is ___________.

Answer 1

Explanation:

if there is 50 sq km in the slum and the slum can support 500 people per square km, the math is simple

50 sq km * 500 people/sq km = 25,000 total slum capacity

Answer 2

The current population density is 2,000 people per square kilometer.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Number of people living in the slum currently = 100,000

Last year,

Number of children born = 150,000

Number of people immigrated = 80,000

Number of people died = 95,000

Number of people emigrated = 2,000

Area of slum = 50 square kilometers

Population density =

`\displaystyle\frac{\text{Current population of slum}}{\text{Area of slum}} = (100000)/(50) = 2000`

The current population density is 2,000 people per square kilometer.

Since the population density is greater than 500 people per square kilometer, the slum cnnot support this amount of population.