Town a has 14,700 residents and covers 42 square miles. town b has 58,000 residents and covers 116 square miles. which comparison is accurate? town a has 150 more residents per square mile than town b. town b has 150 more residents per square mile than town a. town a has 585 more residents per square mile than town b. town b has 585 more residents per square mile than town a.

Okay. To find the amount of residents per square mile, divide the number of residents by square miles. When you do it right, you should get this.

Town A: 350 residents
Town B: 500 residents

By looking at the numbers, we can go ahead and eliminate A and C, because Town A has less residents, not more. Looking at the numbers and doing mental math, we see that Town B has more residents per square mile and when you subtract 500 and 350, you get 150. Town B has 150 more residents per square mile than Town A. The answer is B.