Question

India has a population density of 840 people per sq. mile. If we estimate the population of the US to be 300,000,000 and the total land area to be 3,500,000 sq miles, what is our population density?
85.7 people/ sq mi
8 people/ sq mi
840 people/sq mi
300,000,000 people/ sq mi

Answer 1

Answer:

• A. 85.7 people/ sq mi

Step-by-step explanation:

Population density is:

• Pd = population / area
• Pd = 300000000 people / 3500000 sq mi = 85.7 people/ sq mi

Correct option is A