SOLUTION: PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS STATEMENT INTO AN ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION. The area of Alaska is 462 square miles more then 479 times the area of Rhode Island. R= the area of Rhode Island.

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Question 516932: PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS STATEMENT INTO AN ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION.
The area of Alaska is 462 square miles more then 479 times the area of Rhode Island.
R= the area of Rhode Island.
What is the area of Alaska?

Answer by Maths68(1474)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let
Area of Alaska = a
Area of Rhode Island = r

479 times the area of Rhode Island = 479*r = 479r
a=479r+462

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