Question

A few years​ ago, a total of 2679 thousand people lived in the metropolitan areas of Las​ Vegas, Nevada, and​ Sacramento, California. Sacramento had 285 thousand more residents than Las Vegas. What was the population of each metropolitan​ area?

Answer 1

1,197,000=Las Vegas

1,482,000= Sacramento

explanation:

Let L be the population in Las Vegas.

L+285,000 =Sacramento's Population

2,679,000=L+(L+285,000)

2,679,000=2L+285,000

2,679,000-285,000=2L

2,394,000=2L

2,394,000/2=L

1,197,000=L THE POPULATION OF LAS VEGAS.

1,197,000+285,000=1,482,000 The Sacramento's population.