Question

Greenland has a population of $x$ people. Barbados has a population of about $4500$more than $5$ times the population of Greenland. Find and interpret the difference in the populations of these two countries.

Answer 1

Step 1: As given

Greenland population =$x$

Then according to question:

Barbados population $=4500+5x$

The difference in the populations of these two countries will be obtained by finding the difference between them

$$\begin{gathered} =(4500+5x)-\left(x\right) \\ =4500+4x \end{gathered}$$

Final Answer: $4500+5x$