Question

"A small town that encompasses 12 square miles has 3,000 residents. What is the population density of the small town in people per square mile?"

25
36
250
360

Answer 1

3000 divided by 12
= 250

Answer 2

250 people per mile.

Explanation:

We need to find the population density. To calculate the population density we need to divide the number of people in the place by the area of the place, that is

puplation density = number of residents / area of the territory. Then,

population density =
`(3000 people)/(12miles^2)=250people/miles.`

Then, the density is 250 people per mile.