document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104857>Question 104857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Compare the population per square mile in Asia to the population per square mile in North America in the year 2000. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Asia) 4,028,000,000 pop.      sq. mi. 17,400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(North America) 305,000,000      sq. mi. 9,400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I divide the population by the square miles to begin with or am I off base here?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of the \"per\" as \"divided by\", so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Population \"per\" square mile is population \"divided by\" square miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For Asia, you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,028,000,000/17,400 = 231,494 people per square mile.( Rounded to nearest integer, since you normally don't have fractions of people)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For North America:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "305,000,000/9,400 = 32,447 people per square mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll leave the comparison to you! </SPAN>\n" );
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