Question

The geographic area of california is 163,696 sq mi.,and the geographic area of the U.Sis 3,794,101 sq. mi. Lets round off these figures to 1.637×10^5 and 3.794×10^6. In terms of area estimate how many californias would make up to the U.S. Then compute the answer to the nearest ones?

Answer 1

Approximately 23 Californias would make up the U.S. in terms of area.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate how many Californias would make up the U.S. in terms of area, we need to divide the area of the U.S. by the area of California.

The rounded figures for the area are 1.637×10^5 sq. mi. for California and 3.794×10^6 sq. mi. for the U.S.

To find the number of Californias that make up the U.S., we divide the area of the U.S. by the area of California:

Number of Californias = Area of U.S. / Area of California

= (3.794×10^6 sq. mi.) / (1.637×10^5 sq. mi.)

= 23.17

Therefore, approximately 23 Californias would make up the U.S. in terms of area.