Question

The population of a major U.S. city is 8,550,405. The land area of the city is 1213.4 square kilometers. What is the best approximate population density of the city? 7047 peoplekm2 7124 ​ peoplekm2 ​ 7167 ​ peoplekm2 ​ 7500 ​ peoplekm2 ​

Answer 1

Answer: Population density of the city = 7047 people per square km i.e. option A

Explanation:

Given :

Population of the U.S. city =8,550,405

Area of land = 1213.4 square kilometers

Population Density of a city = Population of the city/Area of the city

Population density of the given city

=
`(8550405)/(1213.4)`

= 7046.64

=7047( approx) people per km²

The population density of the city is 7047 people/ km²

Answer 2

Population density is given by:
(Total population)/(area)
Total population=8,550,405
area=1213.4 km²

Thus the population density will be:
(8550405)/(1213.4)
=7046.65
~7047 people/ km²