Problema Solution

A few years​ ago, a total of 2679

thousand people lived in the metropolitan areas of Las​ Vegas, Nevada, and​ Sacramento, California. Sacramento had 279

thousand more residents than Las Vegas. What was the population of each metropolitan​ area?

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Let

x = the number of residents in Las Vegas in thousands

x + 279 = the number of resident in Sacramento

x + x + 279 = 2679

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x = 1,200 thousands people

1,200 + 279 = 1,479 thousands people

Las Vegas had population of 1,479 thousand of people.

Sacramento had population of 1,200 thousand of people.