SOLUTION: The total area of Alaska is 589,194.21 square miles.571,950.95 Of that total area is land. If the remaining area is water, how many square miles of Alaska is water?

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Question 998088: The total area of Alaska is 589,194.21 square miles.571,950.95 Of that total area is land. If the remaining area is water, how many square miles of Alaska is water?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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You merely subtract the land area from the total area...thus
Water area = 589,194.21 - 571,950.95 = 17,243.26 square miles