Question

A town covers a 50.5 square mile area. If they population density of the town is 48.2 people per square mile, what is the population of the town, to the nearest hundred people.

Answer 1

The population of town is approximately 2400 people.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Area of town = 50.5 square miles

Population density of town = 48.2 people per square mile

Population of town =

`P= \text{Area}* \text{Population density}\\P=50.5* 48.2\\P=2434.1`

Now, we have to round off this population to nearest hundred.

After rounding off,

`P=2400\text{ people}`

Thus, the population of town is approximately 2400 people.