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the area of the Sahara Desert is 7 times the area of the Gobi desert if the sum of their areas is 4 million square miles find the area of each desert
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the area of the Sahara Desert is 7 times the area of the Gobi desert if the sum of their areas is 4 million square miles find the area of each desert

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Area of Gobi desert = x

Area of Sahara = 7x (seven times the area of the Gobi)

7x+x=4000000
8x=4000000
x=4000000/8
x=500000
Gobi = 500000
Sahara =3500000


At least I think so, hope this helps.
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