The accompanying table gives the 2018 population and area (in square kilometers) of five U.S. cities. See page 39 for guidance. (Source: www.citymayors.com).

a. Determine and report the ranking of the population density (people per square kilometer) by dividing the population of each city by its area. Use rank 1 for the highest density.
b. If you wanted to live in the city (of these six) with the lowest population density, which would you choose?
c. If you wanted to live in the city (of these six) with the highest population density, which would you choose?

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City Population Area (square km) Miami 4,919,000 2891 Detroit 3,903,000 3267 Atlanta 3,500,000 5083 Seattle 2,712.000 1768 Baltimore 2,076,000 1768