Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The negative in front of the parenthesis changes the signs of the numbers and variables inside the parenthesis. We can rewrite as
4 - x - 1 = 6 and
3 - x = 6 so
- x = 3 and
x = -3
To the nearest thousand, population is 24,327,000
that means the population could range between 24,326,500 and 24,327,499