SOLUTION: the area of Lake Superior is about 4 times the area of Lake Ontario.The area of Lake superior is 78,114 km squared.what is the area of lake ontario?

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Question 118703: the area of Lake Superior is about 4 times the area of Lake Ontario.The area of Lake superior is 78,114 km squared.what is the area of lake ontario?
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, m.hansen:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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78,114/4=19,528.5 SQUARE KM IS THE AREA OF LAKE ONTARIO.

Answer by m.hansen(16) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let L= area of lake superior, N=area of lake ontario [don't use O(oh) since it looks like 0(zero)]
write an equation: L=4N
substitute L=78,114
78114 = 4N
solve by dividing both sides of the equation by 4
{{78114/4}={4N/4}}
19528.5 = N
The area of lake Ontario is 19,528.5 km squared.