Question

within a radius of 4.9 miles of a cell phone tower, 1483 people per square mile enjoy quality phone signals. what is the population of cell phones users within the towers converage area​

Answer 1

The population around the tower is 111,862 people.

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we first need to calculate the area surrounded by the tower, since it's a circle we can apply the following formula:

tower area = pi*r²

tower area = pi*(4.9)² = 75.4296 miles²

For every mile² there are 1483 people, therefore:

population = area*density

population = 75.4296*1483 = 111,862

The population around the tower is 111,862 people.