Suppose the following table shows the population and area of three countries. The population density of a country is the number of people per square mile.
Country Population Area
(square miles)
Country A 12,751,000 2,948,000
Country B 1,241,696,000 1,136,000
Country C 311,369,000 3,545,000
Which country has the lowest population density? show your work
Country C has the lowest population density.
Population density is calculated by dividing the population of a country by its area in square miles.
For Country A: Population density = 12,751,000 / 2,948,000 = 4.32 people per square mile
For Country B: Population density = 1,241,696,000 / 1,136,000 = 1,091.25 people per square mile
For Country C: Population density = 311,369,000 / 3,545,000 = 87.87 people per square mile
Therefore, Country C has the lowest population density with 87.87 people per square mile.
why isnt it country a?
I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. Country A actually has the lowest population density, not Country C.
Here is the correct calculation:
For Country A: Population density = 12,751,000 / 2,948,000 = 4.32 people per square mile
For Country B: Population density = 1,241,696,000 / 1,136,000 = 1,091.25 people per square mile
For Country C: Population density = 311,369,000 / 3,545,000 = 87.87 people per square mile
Therefore, Country A has the lowest population density, with only 4.32 people per square mile. Thank you for pointing out the error.
are you sure
My apologies for the confusion. Let's re-examine the population densities for Countries A, B, and C:
Country A: Population density = 12,751,000 / 2,948,000 = 4.32 people per square mile
Country B: Population density = 1,241,696,000 / 1,136,000 = 1,091.25 people per square mile
Country C: Population density = 311,369,000 / 3,545,000 = 87.87 people per square mile
After re-evaluating, it is indeed correct that Country A has the lowest population density with 4.32 people per square mile. Thank you for your patience.