The population of the state of California in 2018 was 3.956 cross times 10 to the power of 7, and the total area of the state is 163 comma 696 square miles.

Question

 What was the population density in 2018? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. 

Group of answer choices

Answer 1

So to find the population density all you have to do is divide the population of California in 2018 by the total area of California.

39,560,000 people

163,696 mi²

That ends up coming out to about 242 ^people/_mi² once rounded.

Answer 2

Population density = (Number of people)/(Area of state)

= (3.956*10^7)/(163696)

= 241.667 people/mi^2

~= 242 people/mi^2

Ans: Option C