Chapter 8.3, Problem 59PS

To determine

a)

The number of people that can fit into a square mile if each person has the room of a prison cell $\left(\text{50}{\text{ft}}^{\text{2}}\right)$, and there are about $\text{2}{\text{.8×10}}^{\text{7}}{\text{ft}}^{\text{2}}$ in a square mile.

To determine

b)

The number of square miles required to accommodate the entire human population of the earth.

To determine

c)

The number of acres of land that can be allocated to each person, if the total land area of the earth is about $\text{5}{\text{.2×10}}^{\text{7}}{\text{mi}}^{\text{2}}$ and if all the land area is to be divided equally.