Question

30436 people went skiing in February and January. 16009 people went skiing in February. How many more people went skiing in February than in January? Is your answer reasonable?

a. 14427, Yes
b. 14427, No
c. 16009, Yes
d. 16009, No

Answer 1

To find the difference in the number of people who went skiing in February and January, subtract the number of people who went skiing in January from the number of people who went skiing in February. The answer is -14427, which means that 14427 fewer people went skiing in February than in January. The answer a. 14427, Yes is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the difference in the number of people who went skiing in February and January, you need to subtract the number of people who went skiing in January from the number of people who went skiing in February.

16009 - 30436 = -14427

The answer is -14427, which means that 14427 fewer people went skiing in February than in January.

The answer a. 14427, Yes is correct.