Question

Alaska is the largest state in the United States with an area of about 1.5 x 10^6 square kilometers. Rhode Island is the smallest state with an area of about 2,700 square kilometers. About how many times larger is Alaska than Rhode Island?

Answer 1

5,555.56 square kilometers.

Since Alaska is 15,000,000 square kilometers and Rhode Island is 2,700 kilometers all we need to do is divide 15,000,000 square kilometers by 2,700 square kilometers which would get us 5,555.56 square kilometers (rounded), so the answer would be 5,555.56 square kilometers.