Answer:
The population of Lasvegas = 1202000.
Population of Sacramento = 1479000
Step-by-step 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
