Question

Population density is the number of people per unit of area. What is the population density of a state that has 1627260 people in 1490 square miles? Round to the nearest while number.

Answer 1

If state has 1627260 people and 1490 square miles, then we divide the number of people by the area and we get the density per square mile.

1627260 / 1490 = 1092,120805369128

After rounding it to the nearest whole number we get 1092.

The answer: In such a state 1092 people live in a square mile.