Cincinnati and Youngstown had a total combined population of 266 thousand people. Cincinnati's population was 154 thousand greater than Youngstown's.
Let x represent the population of Cincinnati in thousands of people. Let y represent the population of Youngstown in thousands of people.
a. We want to form a system of equations to model this situation.
i. Write an equation that models the relationship for the combined population of the two cities.
ii. Write an equation that models the relationship for the difference in population between the cities.
b. Solve the system of equations to determine the population of each city.
Cincinnati had a population of thousand people, and Youngstown had a population of thousand people.
Box 1: Enter your answer as an equation. Example: y=3x^2+1, 2+x+y=3. Be sure your variables match those in the question
Box 2: Enter your answer as an equation. Example: y=3x^2+1, 2+x+y=3. Be sure your variables match those in the question
Box 3: Enter your answer as an integer or decimal number. Examples: 3, -4, 5.5172. Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity
Box 4: Enter your answer as an integer or decimal number. Examples: 3, -4, 5.5172. Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity