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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.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let x = population of Chicago (in millions). Then

x + 9.9 = 18.8.

Solve: x = 18.8 − 9.9 = 8.9.

So Chicago’s population is about 8.9 million people.