Question

1. The state of Wyoming is approximately a

rectangle with a length of 360 miles and a width of
280 miles. If the population of Wyoming in 2010
was 490,408; what was the population density?
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

4.86 people/sq.miles

Explanation:

the area of the state of Wyoming =

360 × 280 = 100,800 sq. miles

so, the population density =

490,408 ÷ 100,800

= 4.86 people/sq.miles