Question

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are approximately 8 million people living in Virginia. This is 2.8 million less than 4 times the population of Nevada.
What is the population of Nevada?

The first step is to on both sides.
add 2.8
subtract 2.8
multiply 2.8
divide 2.8

The second step is to on both sides.
add 4
subtract 4
multiply 4
divide 4


The population of Nevada is million.
1.3
2.7
11.4
43.2

Answer 1

The first step is to add 2.8  on both sides.

The second step is to divide by 4  on both sides.

The population of Nevada is 2.7  million.

Answer 2

8 = 4N - 2.8
Add 2.8
10.8 = 4N
Divide 4
2.7 million is the population in Nevada