42) according to the 2000 census the population of canton was 7,720. holly spring's population was 3,200. canton's population increases at a rate of 80 people a year and holly spring's population increases by 120 people a year. which equation may be used to determine the number of years before the populations are equal?

Let's construct an equation for Canton's population increase as 7220+80n and Holly Spring's population increase with 3200+120n, where n is the number of years. We have to set these equations to each other in order to find when the population of these two places are equal. 3200+120n=7220+80n and n=100.5. After 100 and half years

1. isolate the variable, in this case, d. subtract 35.5 on both sides of the equation.2. 52 subtracted by 35.5 is 16.53. therefore your answer would be d= 16.5this is the basics of pre algebra, isolating variable through adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, if you have any other questions to ask just comment!