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The population of New York City is about 18.8 million people. This is about 9.9 million more people than the population of Chicago. Write and solve an equation to find the approximate population of Chicago.(1 point)
Responses

28.7 million
28.7 million

9.1 million
9.1 million

9.9 million
9.9 million

8.9 million

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let C = Chicago's population (in millions).
Equation: C + 9.9 = 18.8.
Solve: C = 18.8 − 9.9 = 8.9.

Answer: 8.9 million.