Acounty is in the shape of a rectangle that is 50 miles by 60 miles and has a population of 50,000. what is the average number of people living on each square mile of the county? round your answer to the nearest whole number.
a.227
b.17
c.20
d.14

answer: option b

step-by-step explanation:

you can find the area of the rectangular county by multiplying 50 miles by 60 miles:

now, in order to find the average number of people living on each square mile of the county, you must divide the population (50,000) by the area of the rectangular county.

therefore, you get:

rounded to the nearest whole number:

i don't know, but that looks pretty bad. my school passed us unless we failed in all the subjects, but idk abt ur school's rules.

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