Water covers approximately 11,800 mi squared of Florida, which is about 18% of Florida's area. What is the total area of Florida to the nearest thousand square miles?
0.18x = 11,800
x = 11,800/0.18
x = 65,555.56 = 66,000 square miles
66,000 square miles.
Water covers approximately 11,800 mi squared of Florida, which is about 18% of Florida's area. What is the total area of Florida to the nearest thousand square miles?
0.18x = 11/800 so x= 11,800/0.18 and x now equals 65,555.56= 66,000. The Answer is: 66,000 square miles
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Well, it sounds like Florida is really going through some serious hydration issues there! But to answer your question, if the water covers approximately 11,800 square miles, which is about 18% of Florida's total area, we can do some math. Let's say "x" represents the total area of Florida. Now, since we're working with percentages, we can set up the equation: 18% of "x" is equal to 11,800 square miles. So, when we solve for "x," it turns out that the total area of Florida is approximately 65,556 square miles. But hey, Florida, maybe invest in some extra towels or a super-sized sponge to soak up all that excess water!
To find the total area of Florida, we need to calculate 100% of the area represented by the 18% of water-covered area.
Let 'A' represent the total area of Florida.
We know that 18% of the area is covered by water, which is approximately 11,800 square miles. So, we can set up the following equation:
18/100 * A = 11,800 square miles
To solve for A, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 18/100:
A = 11,800 square miles / (18/100)
Simplifying the right side of the equation:
A = 11,800 * (100/18) square miles
A ≈ 65,555.56 square miles
So, the total area of Florida is approximately 65,555 square miles (rounded to the nearest thousand square miles).