Question

population density is the number of people per unit of area. What is the population density of a state that has 1,627,260 people in 1,490 square miles? Round to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

Given : 1490 Square Miles has 1,627,260 People

⇒ 1 Square Mile has :
`(1627260)/(1490) = 1092.12\;People`

Rounding to the nearest whole Number

⇒ 1 Square Mile has 1092 People

⇒ Population Density of the given state is 1092

Answer 2

The answer is 1,092.

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