document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=652445>Question 652445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of the Sahara Desert is 7 times the area of the Gobi Desert. If the sum of their areas is 4,000,000 sq. miles, find the area of each desert. Having trouble with figuring out the equation. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the Sahara Desert is 7 times the area of the Gobi Desert. If the sum of their areas is 4,000,000 sq. miles, find the area of each desert. Having trouble with figuring out the equation. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let area of Gobi = G<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then area of Sahara = 7G\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of their areas = G + 7G, or 8G\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, 8G = 4,000,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "G, or area of Gobi = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4000000%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4000000%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28500000%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28500000%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sq miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of Sahara = 4,000,000 - 500,000, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%283500000%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%283500000%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sq miles\r<BR>\n" );
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