Question

2) You are planning on using circles to compare the populations of California 37,691,000, Texas 25,675,000, and New York 19,465,000. If the circle for New York will have a 5 cm radius, how large should the radii for Texas and California be?

Answer 1

Solve this using proportions.

\[\frac{ 5 }{19,465,000 }=\frac{ ?texas }{ 25,675,000}\]