The Town of West Podunk Is Shaped Like a Rectangle

question 42

Short Answer

The town of West Podunk is shaped like a rectangle 80 miles from west to east and 100 miles from north to south (see the figure). It has a population density of hundred people per square mile x miles east and y miles north of the southwest corner of town. What is the total population of the town? Please enter your answer as a number without the units.

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