document.write( "Question 1121547: In 2003, the population of an African country was about 6.8 million people, which is 3 million more than 2 times the population in 1950.
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document.write( "Let x = the population in 1950.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from the condition\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3000000 = 6800000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which gives\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 6800000 - 3000000 = 3800000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3800000/2 = 1900000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The population of the country in 1950 was 1900000.\r\n" );
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