Question

Last year 525,398 people walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. This year 650,482 people walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. How many more people walked across the Bridge this year as compared to last year?

Answer 1

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`\huge\text{Question reads..}`

`\textsf{Last year 525,398 people walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. This year 650,482}\\\textsf{people walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. How many more people walked}\\\textsf{across the Bridge this year as compared to last year?}`

`\huge\text{Well when we come across..}`

`> \textsf{When are comparing two (or more numbers), we are either SUBTRACTING or}\\\textsf{ADDING the numbers, it all depends on how you read the word problem. That is}\\\textsf{we have to read the word problem CAREFULLY so we can know what operation }\\\mathsf{(+,-, /, *)}\textsf{ we are doing}`

`\huge\text{If that is the case, we are doing in this}\\\\\huge\text{word problem..}`

`> \textsf{We are SUBTRACTING because we are COMPARING \underline{CURRENT year}}\\\textsf{with the \underline{PAST year}}}`

`\huge\text{What should the equation look like right off the}\\\\\huge\text{top of your head?}`

`\mathsf{650,482 - 525,398}`

`\huge\text{Just SOLVE it like a regular basic arithmetic}\\\huge\text{equation}`

`\mathtt{650,482 - 525,398}`

`\text{Start with the bigger number (650,482) \& go down however many spaces you} \\\text{have for the smaller number (525,398).}`

`\rightarrow\mathtt{125,084}`

`\huge\text{Therefore your answer should be:}`

`\huge\boxed{\mathtt{125,084}}\huge\checkmark`

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Answer 2

125,084 more people walked across the Bridge this year, compared to last year.

Explanation:

To find how many morepeople walked across the bridge in the current year compared to last year, woth the number of this year being larger than last year's, simply subtract the larger number from the smaller number by hand or using a calculator:

650,482 - 525,398= 125,084.

Therefore, 125,084 more people walked across the Bridge this year, compared to last year.

In case you need to do this subtraction by hand, check the attached image to see the process.