Square miles 66, 000 and 1, 000, 000 people.
Population density is a rate that is indicates how crowed and area is. A proportion is used to find population density, or number of persons per square mile.
Population/area = number of persons/1 square mile.
Which of the following best describes the approximate population density of Florida, or persons per square mile?
A) less than 250
B) between 250 and 300
C) about 300
D) more than 300
1000000 people/66000 mi^2 = 1000/66 people/mi^2
That's a lot less than any of the proposed densities, so (A)
assuming the cited figures actually apply to Florida...
To find the approximate population density of Florida, we need to calculate the number of persons per square mile using the given population and area.
Let's use the proportion mentioned in the question: population/area = number of persons/1 square mile.
Given:
Population = 1,000,000
Area = 66,000 square miles
Now, let's plug in the values into the proportion:
1,000,000/66,000 = number of persons/1 square mile
To find the number of persons per square mile, we can simplify the equation by dividing the population by the area:
Number of persons per square mile = 1,000,000/66,000 ≈ 15.15
Therefore, the approximate population density of Florida is 15.15 persons per square mile.
Now, let's analyze the options given in the question:
A) less than 250
B) between 250 and 300
C) about 300
D) more than 300
Since the calculated population density is 15.15 persons per square mile, it falls well below all the given options. Therefore, none of the given options accurately describes the population density of Florida based on the provided numbers.