Question

A map of the Orchid Hill Neighborhood is shown. The population of Orchid Hill Neighborhood is 360 people.

Answer 1

(a) The area is 0.03 square miles

(b) The population density is 12000 people per square miles

Explanation:

Given

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Solving (a): Area of Orchid Hill (in square miles)

The dimension of the neighborhood is 4 blocks by 3 blocks

Since each block are of the same dimensions

The area is calculated as:

`Area = 4blocks * 3 blocks`

If
`20\ blocks = 1\ mile` then:

`1\ block = (1)/(20) mile`

`1\ block = 0.05mile`

So, we have:

`Area = 4blocks * 3 blocks`

`Area = 4 * 0.05 * 3 * 0.05`

`Area = 0.03mi^2`

Solving (b): The population density of the neighborhood as people per square mile

From the question, we have:

`People = 360`

`Area = 0.03mi^2` --- calculated

So, the population density is:

`Density = (People)/(Density)`

`Density = (360)/(0.03)`

`Density = 12000`