Question

In 2003, the population of an african country was about 12 million people, which is 3 million more than 2 times the population in 1950. enter and solve an equation to find the approximate population p (in millions) in 1950. an equation is . the approximate population in 1950 was million people.

Answer 1

12 = 2p + 3
12 - 3 = 2p
9 = 2p
9/2 = p
4.5 = p......so the population in 1950 was approximately 4.5 million people