The population of California = people.
Land area of California = .
We have to determine the average number of people per square kilometer.
Average number of people per square kilometer =
Land area of California Population of California
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Therefore, the average number of people per square kilometer is .
It is represented in scientific notation as Scientific notation is a way of writing very large or very small numbers. A number is written in scientific notation when a number between 1 and 10 is multiplied by a power of 10.