SOLUTION: The area of dessert A is four times the area of dessert B. If the sum of their areas is 2,000,000 square miles, find the area of each dessert.

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Question 796372: The area of dessert A is four times the area of dessert B. If the sum of their areas is 2,000,000 square miles, find the area of each dessert.
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Wow. That is a lot to eat. Hope dinner was a light meal. Then again, something that large is probably a "desert". Desserts are generally a good deal smaller.

Let the area of B be then the area of A has to be . Then . Solve for , then calculate

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