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Country A has a population of 1,238,682,005 and Country B had a population of 1,106,487,394. How would you compare these populations?

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Answer:

Country A's population is greater than Country B's by 132,194,611

Explanation:

Both population numbers have the same number of digits, and the same most-significant digit. This requires you look at the second digit from the left to see which number is larger. The greater/less comparison is ...

1,238,682,005 > 1,106,487,394

Country A's population is greater than Country B's population

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The difference in their populations is ...

1,238,682,005 - 1,106,487,394 = 132,194,611

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