Question

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The city of Eastville has 32,000 people and the city of Lakeside has 56,000 people. Eatsville is gaining 600 people each year. Lakeside is losing 1000 people each year. How many years will it take for both cities to have the same amount of residents?

Answer 1

Answer: answer is x=15

Explanation:

Answer 2

15 years

Explanation:

Create an equation where x is the number of years

32,000 + 600x = 56,000 - 1000x

Solve for x:

600x = 24,000 - 1000x

1600x = 24,000

x = 15

So, it will take 15 years for both cities to have the same number of residents