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)

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Responses

9.9 million
9.9 million

28.7 million
28.7 million

9.1 million
9.1 million

8.9 million

Answer 1

Let's represent the population of Chicago as x.

The equation can be written as:

x + 9.9 million = 18.8 million

Solving for x, we can subtract 9.9 million from both sides of the equation:

x = 18.8 million - 9.9 million = 8.9 million

Therefore, the approximate population of Chicago is 8.9 million.