Question

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Detroit, Michigan covers an area of 142.9 square miles. There are approximately
672,800 people living in Detroit. Grand Rapids, Michigan has an area of 45.3 square
miles and has a population of approximately 195,100 people. How many more
people, per square mile, live in Detroit verses Grand Rapids? Round to the nearest
person per square mile.

Answer 1

401 more people per square mile

Explanation:

Find how many people there are per square mile in both cities by dividing the number of people by the number of square miles:

672,800/142.9

= 4708 people per square mile (Detroit)

195,100/45.3

= 4307 (Grand Rapids)

Find how many more people per square mile live in Detroit by finding the difference between these two numbers:

4708 - 4307

= 401

So, there are 401 more people per square mile living in Detroit versus Grand Rapids.