7,200,000,000 people
-------------------------------- Â = Either 26,496 or 26,497 people per sq.mile.
271.737 sq. milesÂ
Since the data that is going into the equation is "about 7.2 billion people", you have to make a decision on how you round. Â I would round down as 26,496 people would for sure be on each sq. mile. Â You can't break people up into decimals or fractions, so pick a number.Â