Let's go through the questions step by step based on the given data:
### 1. The city with the largest population:
Look at the population figures for all the cities listed:
- Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan): 37,239,000
- Jakarta (Indonesia): 26,746,000
- Seoul-Inchon (S. Korea): 22,868,200
- Delhi (India): 22,826,000
- Shanghai (China): 21,766,000
Among these, Tokyo-Yokohama has the largest population at 37,239,000.
Answer: The city with the largest population is Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan).
### 2. The city with a population of about twenty-seven million people:
Consider a population of around 27 million. Comparing the populations close to this number:
- Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan): 37,239,000 (farther from 27 million)
- Jakarta (Indonesia): 26,746,000 (close to 27 million)
- Seoul-Inchon (S. Korea): 22,868,200 (farther from 27 million)
- Delhi (India): 22,826,000 (farther from 27 million)
- Shanghai (China): 21,766,000 (farther from 27 million)
Jakarta, with a population of 26,746,000, is the closest to 27 million.
Answer: The city with a population of about twenty-seven million people is Jakarta (Indonesia).
### 3. The most crowded city:
To determine which city is the most crowded, we need to compare the population densities:
- Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan): 11,300 people per sq. mi.
- Jakarta (Indonesia): 24,200 people per sq. mi.
- Seoul-Inchon (S. Korea): 27,000 people per sq. mi.
- Delhi (India): 29,700 people per sq. mi.
- Shanghai (China): 16,100 people per sq. mi.
Delhi has the highest population density at 29,700 people per sq. mi.
Answer: The most crowded city is Delhi (India).
In summary:
- The city with the largest population is Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan).
- The city with a population of about twenty-seven million people is Jakarta (Indonesia).
- The most crowded city is Delhi (India).
