Question

A city has 154 streetlights per square mile. How many streetlights does it have per square kilometer?

Answer 1

To convert the number of streetlights per square mile to per square kilometer, multiply the given number by the conversion factor of square miles to square kilometers, resulting in approximately 59.5 streetlights per square kilometer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question given is how to convert the number of streetlights from per square mile to per square kilometer. To answer:

1. We need to know the conversion factor from square miles to square kilometers. Since 1 square mile is equal to approximately 2.58999 square kilometers,
2. We multiply the number of streetlights per square mile by this conversion factor.
3. So for 154 streetlights per square mile, we calculate 154 streetlights/mile2 * 1 mile2/2.58999 km2, which equals approximately 59.5 streetlights/km2.