151k views
5 votes
population density is the number of people per unit of area. What is the population density of a state that has 1,627,260 people in 1,490 square miles? Round to the nearest whole number

User Jammi
by
8.1k points

2 Answers

4 votes

Given : 1490 Square Miles has 1,627,260 People

⇒ 1 Square Mile has :
(1627260)/(1490) = 1092.12\;People

Rounding to the nearest whole Number

⇒ 1 Square Mile has 1092 People

⇒ Population Density of the given state is 1092

User Greg Kennedy
by
7.1k points
4 votes

The answer is 1,092.

Hope this helps.

User Hoyhoy
by
7.9k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories