Question

Part 2

15. A small town has a population of 20,510 and an area of 86.8 square miles. To the nearest tenth, what is the population
density as measured by the value "people per square mile?
A. O 2.72
B.O 236.3
C. 2,201,4
D. 55,833.1

Answer 1

B. 236.3

Explanation:

Population density can be found by dividing the number of people by the area of the land.

number of people / land area

The population is 20,510 people and the area is 86.8 square miles.

20,510 people / 86.8 square miles

Divide 20,510 by 86.8

236.290323 people /square mile

Round to the nearest tenth. The 9 in the hundredth place tell us to round the 2 to a 3 in the tenth place.

236.3 people/ square mile

There are 236.3 people per square mile and B is correct.