Question

a town has 33 schools and a population of 102,000. what is the number of schools per capita in this town? round your answer to five decimal places.

Answer 1

0.00032

Explanation:

You want schools per capita, given 33 schools serve a population of 102,000.

Per Capita

To find anything per capita, divide the number of it by the relevant population.

(33 schools)/(102,000 persons) ≈ 0.00032 schools/person

The town has about 0.00032 schools per capita.