Question

From 2005 to 2007, about 265,000 people moved to the western states in the United States from other states. During that same period, about 256,000 people moved from the western states to other parts of the United States. What was the net migration for the western states from 2005 to 2007?

Answer 1

Answer:

9000

Explanation:

It is given that :

From 2005 to 2007

265,000 people migrated to the western states in the United States from other states.

Also during the same period, that is from 2005 to 2007, about 256,000 people migrated to the other states of the United States from the western states.

Therefore the net migration for the western states is 265,000 - 256,000 = 9000 people.

Therefore the net migration for western states is 9000 people.