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Lafayette county has a population of 7,022 people .Columbia county population is 8 times as great as Lafayette County's population.WHAT IS THE POPULATION OF COLUMBIA COUNTY

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The term "8 times as great" basically translates into "multiply by 8".
So, you would get this equation:

7,022(8) = population
Your answer is: 56,176 people.
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7,022 times 8 is 56,176.
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