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I don’t understand the formula i need to solve this equation. is it density?

I don’t understand the formula i need to solve this equation. is it density?-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:

They are wanting to find out what the size of the state is. I look at the units.

Population density is in People/mi²

Population is people

and they are looking for _____ mi²

Population density = population / size of state

Let's rework that equation so we can solve for size of state

size of state = population/population density

size of Texas = (29145505 people) / (108.51 people/mi²)

size of Texas = 268597 mi²

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