Solve the problem.
-A certain land area is 540,000 square miles, and it holds a population of 64.1 million people. Calculate the population density.
A) 84 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$
B) 1187 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$
C) 842 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$
D) 119 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$

Question

Solve the problem.
-A certain land area is 540,000 square miles, and it holds a population of 64.1 million people. Calculate the population density. 
A) 84 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$
B) 1187 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$
C) 842 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$
D) 119 people $/ \mathrm { mi } ^ { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Population density is calculated by dividing the population by the land area. So, 64,100,000 people / 540,000 square miles = 118.7 people per square mile, which rounds to 119 people per square mile.

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