Question

use the table below to calculate the population of west virginia. round your answer to the nearest person.

state	area (mi²)	population density (people/mi²)
iowa	56,272.81	56.69
washington state	71,297.95	108.07
west virginia	24,230.04	74.03

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for population

Population = Population Density × Area.

Step2: Substitute the values for West Virginia

Given Area \(A = 24230.04\) \(mi^{2}\) and Population Density \(D=74.03\) people/\(mi^{2}\). Then Population \(P = 74.03\times24230.04\).

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Step3: Round to the nearest person

Rounding \(1793749.8612\) to the nearest whole number. Since the decimal part \(0.8612>0.5\), we round up.

Answer:

\(1793750\)