Question

1. If Alaska stayed the same size in area, but had the same population density of Illinois, how many people would you expect to live in Alaska? How does this compare the Alaska’s actual population?

2. If France had the same ratio of museums to population as the US, what would you expect France to have as the total museums in their country?

Answer 1

population density of Illinois = 230.6 per mile² (2018 estimate)

Size in Alaska = 663,268 sq mi

population will be = 663,268 sq mi * 230.6 per sq mile = 152949601 = 152.9 Million

152.9 Million population expected to live in Alaska.

Actual population in Alaska = 737,438 = 0.74 Million (2018 year source wikipedia)

Expected population = 152.9 Million

Comparison of Population = 152.9/0.74 = 206.62.

Alaska expected population would be 260.62 times more than the existing population.

2) Number of museums in US = 35,000 (Source Wikipedia)

population of US = 325.7 million

ratio of museum to population = 35000/325.7 = 107.5 museums per million population

If france would have same ratio = 107.5 museums per million population

The population of France = 67.12 million

The number of museums should have in france = 107.5 * 67.12 = 7213

The number of museums = 7213.