Question

The Great Lakes have a water area of about 2.44 X 105 square

kilometers. One of them, Lake Huron, has a water area of about
6.0 x 104 square kilometers. What approximate fraction of the total
water area of the Great Lakes does Lake Huron represent?

Answer 1

15/61 ≈ 1/4

Explanation:

The fraction is the area of Lake Huron divided by the total area.

(6.0·10^4)/(24.4·10^4) = 6/24.4 = 15/61

This is approximately 15/60 = 1/4.

The area of Lake Huron is 15/61 of the total area of the Great Lakes, about 1/4 of the total.