Question

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(a) a car corporation produced 1740 fewer cars this month than last.
write a signed number to represent this months change in production.

(b) the population of a certain city decreased by 8000 people.
write a signed number to represent this population change.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify production change direction

Production decreased by 1740, so use negative sign.
Expression: $-1740$

Step2: Identify population change direction

Population decreased by 8000, so use negative sign.
Expression: $-8000$

Answer:

(a) $-1740$
(b) $-8000$