SOLUTION: the ratio of the greatest length of lake erie to the greatest length of lake michigan is 5:6 What is the length of each,if lake michigan is 50 miles longer than lake erie?

Question 262217: the ratio of the greatest length of lake erie to the greatest length of lake michigan is 5:6
What is the length of each,if lake michigan is 50 miles longer than lake erie?
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we have a proportion here. We get

cross multiply to get

divide to get

lake erie is ~ 41.666 miles long.
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