Question
There is a big earthquake on an island. It causes 37,603 houses to lose electricity, but the other 8,884 houses on the island remain unharmed. How many houses are there on the island?
Answers
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To find the total number of houses on the island, we need to add the number of houses that lost electricity to the number of houses that remained unharmed.
Total houses = Houses that lost electricity + Houses that remained unharmed
Total houses = 37,603 + 8,884
Now, we perform the addition:
\[
37,603 + 8,884 = 46,487
\]
Therefore, the total number of houses on the island is **46,487**.
Total houses = Houses that lost electricity + Houses that remained unharmed
Total houses = 37,603 + 8,884
Now, we perform the addition:
\[
37,603 + 8,884 = 46,487
\]
Therefore, the total number of houses on the island is **46,487**.