Section 9.2 Measuring Area & Volume

Singapore, with an area of 278 square miles and a

population of 6,209,660, is one of the world’s most densely

populated countries. Find Singapore’s population density,

to the nearest tenth.

Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine consists of

47,453 acres. How large is the national park in square miles?

Round to the nearest square mile. (1 square mile = 640 acres).

Given 1 acre ≈ 0.4 hectare,

find the size of a property in acres measured at 7.2 hectares.

Which one of the following is a reasonable measure for the

area of a flower garden in a person’s yard?

A swimming pool has a volume of 33,600 cubic feet. Given

that 1 cubic foot has a capacity of about 7.48 gallons, how

many gallons of water does the pool hold? Round to nearest whole number.

An aquarium has a volume of 76,000 cubic centimeters.

How many liters of water does the aquarium hold?