The state of Alabama is approximately the shape of a rectangle that is 160 miles wide and 330 miles long. In 2010, the population of Alabama was 4,779,736. Whil

Question

 Estimate the population density of Alabama based on the 2010 data provided using the given formula. Find the area in square miles for this calculation. Label your answer in people per square mile.

Answer 1

So you have to figure out how many square miles Alabama is first. Because it is a rectangle, the area formula is length times width. 

 

160miles • 330miles= 52,800square miles

 

Now it wants the population density in people per square miles, so you need to divide the population by the number of square miles. 

 

4779736/52800=90.5 which is about 91people per square mile.