Question

A few years​ ago, a total of 26812681 thousand people lived in the metropolitan areas of Las​ Vegas, Nevada, and​ Sacramento, California. Sacramento had 277277 thousand more residents than Las Vegas. What was the population of each metropolitan​ area?

Answer 1

The population of Lasvegas = 1202000.

Population of Sacramento = 1479000

Explanation:

Let the population of each be

Las​ Vegas Nevada = L

and​

Sacramento, California = S

Initially L + S = 2681 000 people

Sacramento had 277 thousand more residents than Las Vegas

This mean that:

L = Population of Las Vegas

L+ 277,000 = population of Sacramento

2,681,000=L+(L+277,000)

2,681,000=2L + 277,000

2,681,000-277,000=2L

2,404,000=2L

2,404,000/2=L

1,202,000=L

The population of Lasvegas = 1202000.

1,202,000+277,000=1,479,000

Population of Sacramento = 1479000

Check base on the question.

2,681,000=1,202,000+1,479,000

2,681,000=2,681,000