document.write( "Question 170079: Can you please help me? The problem is: The area of Lake Michigan is 9420 square miles less than the area of Lake Superior, which is about one-fifth the size of the Caspian Sea(about 150,000 sq mi.) Write and solve an equation to find the approximate area of Lake Michigan. Thanks! \n" ); document.write( "
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Can you please help me? The problem is: The area of Lake Michigan is 9420 square miles less than the area of Lake Superior, which is about one-fifth the size of the Caspian Sea(about 150,000 sq mi.) Write and solve an equation to find the approximate area of Lake Michigan. Thanks!
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\n" ); document.write( "Pull out information from the problem:
\n" ); document.write( "From: \"Caspian Sea(about 150,000 sq mi.)\":
\n" ); document.write( "Area of Caspian Sea = 150000 sq mi
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\n" ); document.write( "From: \"Lake Superior, which is about one-fifth the size of the Caspian Sea\"
\n" ); document.write( "Area of Lake Superior = (1/5)(150000) sq mi
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\n" ); document.write( "From: \"Lake Michigan is 9420 square miles less than the area of Lake Superior\"
\n" ); document.write( "Area of Lake Michigan = (1/5)(150000)-9420 (this is your equation)
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\n" ); document.write( "To solve:
\n" ); document.write( "Area of Lake Michigan = (1/5)(150000)-9420
\n" ); document.write( "Area of Lake Michigan = 30000-9420
\n" ); document.write( "Area of Lake Michigan = 20580 sq mi
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