Part II: Dividing Powers to Solve Real-world Problems
Set up and simplify a division of powers expression to solve each problem. Give your answer in
both exponential form and as a whole number, showing all work leading to your answer. Then
write a sentence to explain your answer.
9. The population of the African country Uganda has been growing at a steady rate for
several decades. Assuming that the current population is about 225 million and that the
country has an approximate land area of 217 square miles, about how many people per
square mile live in Uganda

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Part II: Dividing Powers to Solve Real-world Problems
Set up and simplify a division of powers expression to solve each problem. Give your answer in
both exponential form and as a whole number, showing all work leading to your answer. Then
write a sentence to explain your answer.
9. The population of the African country Uganda has been growing at a steady rate for
several decades. Assuming that the current population is about 225 million and that the
country has an approximate land area of 217 square miles, about how many people per
square mile live in Uganda

anonymous · Answer

help please :(

anonymous · Answer

please help...?

whpalmer4 · Answer

population is 225 million.  What's 1 million written as a power of 10?

The area of Uganda is much more than 217 square miles!

whpalmer4 · Answer

and the population is much less than 225 million. Let's hear it for bogus questions...

whpalmer4 · Answer

Well, let's say it was a population of 319 million, and an area of 3.719 million square miles.  You can write 1 million as $10^6$, so make the population $319*10^6$ people.  That area would be $3.719*10^6$ square miles.  Population density would be 

people/area = $$\frac{319*10^6 \text{ people}}{3.719*10^6 \text{ mi}^2} = \frac{319\text{ people}}{3.719\text{ mi}^2} = 85.77\text{ people/mi}^2 $$