Question

In mid-2016, the world's population was about 7.4 billion people. The land area of the state of California is about 163,696 square miles.

If in mid-2016, all the world's people were put into California, what would be the population density of California in people per square mile? Round your answer to the nearest thousand
X people per square mile

Answer 1

Answer: the population density of California is 45000 people per square mile

Explanation:

The formula for determining population density is expressed as

Population density = number of people/land area

In mid-2016, the world's population was about 7.4 billion people. The land area of the state of California is about 163,696 square miles.

If in mid-2016, all the world's people were put into California, the population density of California would be

7.4 × 10^9/163696 = 45205.747

Rounding up to the nearest thousand people per square mile, it becomes

45000 people per square mile