Question 985010: the area of desert A is five times the area of desert B if the sum of their areas is 2,400,000 square miles find the area of each desert
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source):
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Desert A=5(Desert B)
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Desert A + Desert B=2,400,000 square miles
5(Desert B)+Desert B=2,400,00 square miles
6(Desert B)=2,400,000 sqyare miles
Desert B=400,000 square miles
Desert A=5(Desert B)=5(400,000 sq mi)=2,000,000 square miles
ANSWERS:
Desert A is 2,000,000 square miles.
Desert B is 400,000 square miles.
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