Town A has 14,700 residents and covers 42 square miles. Town B has 58,000 residents and covers 116 square miles. Which comparison is accurate? Town A has 150 more residents per square mile than town B. Town B has 150 more residents per square mile than town A. Town A has 585 more residents per square mile than town B. Town B has 585 more residents per square mile than town A.

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Eddie Schmitt

31 July, 16:23

Town A has 14,700 residents and covers 42 square miles. Town B has 58,000 residents and covers 116 square miles. Which comparison is accurate? Town A has 150 more residents per square mile than town B. Town B has 150 more residents per square mile than town A. Town A has 585 more residents per square mile than town B. Town B has 585 more residents per square mile than town A.

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Randall Ewing · Answer 1

Okay. To find the amount of residents per square mile, divide the number of residents by square miles. When you do it right, you should get this.

Town A: 350 residents

Town B: 500 residents

By looking at the numbers, we can go ahead and eliminate A and C, because Town A has less residents, not more. Looking at the numbers and doing mental math, we see that Town B has more residents per square mile and when you subtract 500 and 350, you get 150. Town B has 150 more residents per square mile than Town A. The answer is B.