Question

In a recent year, 3.8 million more people visited the Louvre in Paris than visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Express the number of visitors to the Louvre in terms of the number of visitors to Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Answer 1

Let x_M = the number of visitors to the Metropolitan and x_L = the number of visitors to the Louvre. So \[\[{x_L} = {3,800,000}\text{ ? }{x_M}\]\]What mathematical function would go where the question mark is?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Is it right?

Answer 4

More visited the Louvre than visited the Metropolitan. Does "more" suggest subtraction?

Answer 5

Addition?

Answer 6

Yes, your equation would be\[{x_L} = {3,800,000} +{x_M}\]