Question

The total area of Kansas that is covered by water is abo 5 x 10^2 square miles. The total area of Alaska that is covered by water is about 9.5 x 10^4 square miles. The total water area of Alaska is about how many times the total water area of Kansas?

Answer 1

ANSWER

190 times

Step-by-step explanation

The total area of Kansas covered with water is about


`5 * {10}^(2)`

The total area of Alaska that is covered by water is about


`9.5 * {10}^(4)`

To compare the two total area of water covered, we divide the bigger area covered by water by the smaller area covered by water.


`\frac{9.5 * {10}^(4) }{5 * {10}^(2) } = 1.9 * {10}^(2) = 190`

That is; Alaska's total water area is about 190 times that of Kansas'.