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 8.9 million 8.9 million 9.1 million 9.1 million 9.9 million
Let's represent the population of Chicago with the variable "C".
According to the given information, the population of New York City is 9.9 million more than the population of Chicago:
18.8 million = C + 9.9 million
Now, we can solve for C:
C = 18.8 million - 9.9 million
C = 8.9 million
Therefore, the approximate population of Chicago is 8.9 million.