Question

Alaska has a land area of about 1700000 square miles Florida has a land area one tenth of the size of Alaska what is the land area for Florida explain how you found your answer

Answer 1

The land area of Florida is
`170,000\ mi^2`

Explanation:

Let

x -----> the land area of Alaska in square miles

y -----> the land area of Florida in square miles

we know that

The linear equation that represent this problem is equal to

`y=(1)/(10)x` ----> equation A

`x=1,700,000` ----> equation B

substitute equation B in equation A and solve for y

`y=(1)/(10)(1,700,000)=170,000\ mi^2`

Remember that

Florida's land area is one-tenth the size of Alaska is the same as to say that Alaska's land area is ten times the size of Florida