The top seven countries for vehicle production in a certain year are displayed in the circle graph to the right. A total of 25 comma 900 comma 000 vehicles were manufactured that year. The approximate percentages of the​ total, rounded to the nearest​ tenth, are given for each country. Use the circle graph at the right to answer the following question.

How many more vehicles were produced in Country 2 than in Country 4 and Country 5 ​combined?
A circle graph consists of a circle divided into seven sectors with labels and sizes as a percentage of the circle as follows: Country 1, 22.5%; Country 2, 27.7%; Country 3, 13.7%; Country 4, 12.2%; Country 5, 8.8%; Country 6, 5.5%; Country 7, 9.6%.
Country 1: 22.5%
Country 2: 27.7%
Country 3: 13.7%
Country 4: 12.2%
Country 5: 8.8%
Country 6: 5.5%
Country 7: 9.6%
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Part 1
There were approximately
  
enter your response here more vehicles produced in Country 2 than in Country 4 and Country 5 combined.

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To determine how many more vehicles were produced in Country 2 than in Country 4 and Country 5 combined, follow these steps:

1. Compute the number of vehicles produced by Country 2, Country 4, and Country 5 based on their respective percentages.
2. Calculate the total number of vehicles produced by combining the outputs of Country 4 and Country 5.
3. Subtract the combined total of Country 4 and Country 5 from the total produced by Country 2 to find the difference.

First, calculate the number of vehicles produced by each country using the given percentages and the total number of vehicles (25,900,000).

\[
\text{Vehicles in Country 2} = \frac{27.7}{100} \times 25,900,000 = 7,184,300
\]

\[
\text{Vehicles in Country 4} = \frac{12.2}{100} \times 25,900,000 = 3,165,800
\]

\[
\text{Vehicles in Country 5} = \frac{8.8}{100} \times 25,900,000 = 2,279,200
\]

Next, sum the vehicles produced by Country 4 and Country 5:

\[
\text{Total in Country 4 and Country 5} = 3,165,800 + 2,279,200 = 5,445,000
\]

Finally, find the difference between the production of Country 2 and the combined production of Country 4 and Country 5:

\[
\text{Difference} = 7,184,300 - 5,445,000 = 1,739,300
\]

So, there were approximately 1,739,300 more vehicles produced in Country 2 than in Country 4 and Country 5 combined.