Question

9. The population of a small city that is 320 square miles is 2.8 million. What is the population density per square miles of the city? A. 8750 people per square mile B. 87500 people per square mile C. 1,250 people per square mile D. 12,500 people per square mile

Answer 1

We are given the population and the area of the city and asked to calculate the population density.

Recall that the population density is the calculation that consists of dividing the population by the area. Then, in this case it would be

`\frac{2.8\text{ million}}{320\text{ square miles}}=(2800000)/(320)=8750`

Then, the population density is 8750 habitants per square mile