Question 577270
The ratio of the greatest length of lake Erie to the greatest length of lake Michigan is 5:6.
E/M = 5/6 
What is the length of each, if lake michigan is 50 miles longer than lake erie?
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Let length of Erie be "x"
Then length of Mich is "x+50"
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Equation:
x/(x+50) = 5/6
6x = 5x + 250
x = 250 miles (length of Lake Erie)
x+50 = 300 miles (length of Lake Michigan)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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