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The population of a state is approximately 5 million people. The state is in the shape of a rectangle that is 280 miles by 380 miles. To the nearest whole number, what is the average number of people living on each square mile of the state?

User Quexer
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Answer:

106,400 i think

Explanation:

User Pawandeep Singh
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Answer:

47 people live on each square mile of the state

Explanation:

5000000 people divided by (280 x 380) square miles

is 47 people per 1 square mile

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