Question

As of mid-2016, the world's population was about 7.4 billion people. The population of the United States was 324 million.

The land area of a certain state is about 261,787 square miles. If in mid-2016 all of the world's people were put into that state, how many people would there be in each square mile? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Answer 1

There would be approximately 28,267 per square mile.

Explanation:

There are 7,400,000,000 people in the world. The state is 261,787 square miles.

7,400,000,000/261,787 = 28,267.2554 → 28,267