According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are approximately 8 million people living in Virginia. This is 2.8 million less than 4 times the population of Nevada.
What is the population of Nevada?
The first step is to_______on both sides.
The second step is to_______on both sides.
The population of Nevada is_____ million.
The first step is to divide both sides of the equation by 4. This gives us:
x = (8 million + 2.8 million)/4
The second step is to simplify the expression on the right side of the equation:
x = 10.8 million/4
Finally, we can divide to find the population of Nevada:
x = 2.7 million.
Therefore, the population of Nevada is 2.7 million.