Week 19 CMT Style Problem - 6th Grade


City Folks


Here are the populations of some US cities:

City Population
Chicago 2,783,726
Detroit 1,027,974
Dallas 1,006,877
Houston 1,630,553
Los Angeles 3,485,398
New York City 7,322,564
Philadelphia 1,585,577
Phoenix 983,403
San Diego 1,110,549


Which city has a population closest to one-third the size of Los Angeles?

Which city is closest to two times the size of Phoenix?

Which three cities together come closest to the population of New York City?

Make a number line with the abbreviations of the cities in order from lowest to highest population.