Question

In NC, Henderson County has a land area of about 375 square miles and Perquimans County has a land area of about 250 square miles. Write these areas as a ratio: Henderson's area:Perquimans area

Answer 1

375 mi^2         15

--------------- =  ------ = 3/2

250 mi^2        10

The ratio of the population of Henderson County to that of Perquimans is 3/2.