Question

Lake Victoria has the largest surface area is 26828 square miles. How much larger is the surface area of Lake Superior 31700

Answer 1

`4,872\ mi^2`

Explanation:

The complete question is

Lake Victoria has the largest surface area of all lakes in Africa. Its surface area is 26,828 square miles. How much larger is the surface area of Lake Superior than that of Lake Victoria?

we know that

Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,700 square miles----> see the attached figure

To find out how much larger is the surface area of Lake Superior than that of Lake Victoria, subtract the surface area of Lake Victoria from the surface area of Lake Superior

so

`31,700-26,828=4,872\ mi^2`