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A village has an area of 6km and a population density of 600 people per km an estate situated next to the village has a population of 800 and a population density of 400 people per km work out the population density in the people per km for the village and the estate together]

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Final answer:

The population density for the village is 100 people per km and for the estate is 400 people per km. Together, the population density is 195 people per km.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the population density for the village, we divide the population by the area: 600 people/km ÷ 6 km = 100 people per km.

Similarly, to calculate the population density for the estate, we divide the population by the area: 400 people/km ÷ 1 km = 400 people per km.

To find the population density for the village and the estate together, we add the populations and divide by the total area: (600 + 800) people / (6 + 1) km = 195 people per km.

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The combined population density of the village and estate is calculated by finding the total population (3600 from the village, 800 from the estate, for a total of 4400 people) and total area (6 km^2 for the village and 2 km^2 for the estate, for a total of 8 km^2), resulting in a density of 550 people per square kilometer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to calculate the population density for a village and an estate when combined. The village has an area of 6 square kilometers and a population density of 600 people per square kilometer. Independently, the estate has a population of 800 people and a population density of 400 people per square kilometer.

First, we determine the total population of the village by multiplying the area of the village with the population density of the village:

  • 6 km2 * 600 people/km2 = 3600 people

Next, we'll need to calculate the area of the estate using the population and density information provided:

  • 800 people / 400 people/km2 = 2 km2

To find the combined population density of the village and estate, we add the populations of both:

  • 3600 people (village) + 800 people (estate) = 4400 people

Then, we add the areas of both:

  • 6 km2 (village) + 2 km2 (estate) = 8 km2

The combined population density is then calculated by dividing the total population by the total area:

  • 4400 people / 8 km2 = 550 people/km2

Therefore, the combined population density of the village and the estate is 550 people per square kilometer.

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