Question

According to the 2019 census data, the population of Texas was about 2.5 x 10^7 people. The land area of Texas is about 2.6 x 10^5. What was the average number of people per square mile in 2010?

a. 0.96 x 10^2
b. 9.6 x 10^1
c. 0.96 x 10^35
d. 9.6 x 10^12

Answer 1

The answer should be C.

Answer 2

Finding people/square mile

There are x number of people in y area. To find x number of people in a single unit of area, divide by area.

`((2.5 * 10^7) )/((2.6*10^5))`

2.5/2.6 = 0.96

10^7

____ subtract exponents, so 10^2

10^5

answer is (a) 0.96 x 10^2