Question

- The population of Groverdale is

553,000. The population of Tittlehook
is 535,841. Alaina said the population
of Groverdale is greater than the
population of Tittlehook. Is Alaina
correct? Construct a math argument
to support your answer.​

Answer 1

The statement ' the population of Groverdale is greater than the population of Tittlehook ' by Alaina is CORRECT.

Explanation:

The population of Groverdale = 553,000.

The population of Tittlehook = 535,841.

Now, the difference in the population of two sates is

= The population of Groverdale - The population of Tittlehook

= 553,000 - 535,841

= 17, 159

⇒The population of Groverdale - The population of Tittlehook = 17, 159

Now, according to the arithmetic rules:

If there area two given terms say A and B .

Also, A - B = x

Then A > B if the difference x is positive.

and A < B if the difference x is negative.

Here the difference of the population = 17, 159 > 0

⇒The population of Groverdale > The population of Tittlehook

Hence, the statement ' the population of Groverdale is greater than the population of Tittlehook ' by Alaina is CORRECT.