Solution: We are given that the population of Virginia is 8 million.
Let x be the population of Nevada.
We are given population of Virginia is 2.8 million less than 4 times the population of Nevada.
[tex]\therefore 4x-2.8=8[/tex]
[tex]4x=8+2.8[/tex]
[tex]4x=10.8[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{10.8}{4} =2.7[/tex]
The first step is to on both sides.
add 2.8
The second step is to on both sides.
divide 4
The population of Nevada is million.
2.7
