Answer:
The population density is 150 persons per square mile
Step-by-step explanation:
Firstly, we need to calculate the area of the trapezoid.
Mathematically, the area of a trapezoid is
(a+b)/2 * h
from the grid, we can obtain the lengths
on the x-axis , each line is 40(200/5 thin lines)
on the y-axis, each thin line also is 40(200/5 thin lines)
thus a = (8 * 40) = 320
b = (10* 40) = 400
h = (3 * 40) = 120
Inserting this into the area equation, we have the area of the trapezoid as (320 + 400)/2 * 120 = 43,200 units
since each unit = 1 mile, the area of Tennessee = 43,200 units
The population density is thus ; 6,495,978/43,200= which is approximately 150 persons per square mile
