Question

According to the 2000 census, the number of people per square mile in Florida was about 216 more than the number of people per square mile in Texas. Write an expression for the number of people per square mile in Florida if there were t people per square mile in Texas.

Answer 1

T+216 people per square mile in Florida.

Answer 2

The expression which represents the number of people per square mile in Florida if there were " t " people per square mile in Texas is:

t+216

Explanation:

It is given that:

The number of people per square mile in Florida was about 216 more than the number of people per square mile in Texas.

This means that the number of people per square miles in Florida is given by:

Number of people per square mile in Texas+216

( since the more word means that there are larger number in quantity than the other)

It is given that:

Number of people per square mile in Texas= t

Hence,

Number of people per square mile in Florida= t+216