In 2003, the population of an african country was about 12 million people, which is 3 million more than 2 times the population in 1950. enter and solve an equation to find the approximate population p (in millions) in 1950. an equation is. the approximate population in 1950 was million people.

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14 July, 00:42

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Arabella Wilcox · Answer 1

12 = 2p + 3

12 - 3 = 2p

9 = 2p

9/2 = p

4.5 = p ... so the population in 1950 was approximately 4.5 million people