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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9.9 million
9.9 million

8.9 million
8.9 million

9.1 million
9.1 million

28.7 million

Answer 1

Let x be the population of Chicago.

18.8 million (NYC population) = x (Chicago population) + 9.9 million

Solving for x:

x = 18.8 million - 9.9 million
x = 8.9 million

Therefore, the approximate population of Chicago is 8.9 million.