Water covers approximately 11,800 mi^2 of Florida,which is about 18% of Florida's area.what is the total are if Florida to the nearest. Thousand suare miles?
.18x = 11800
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To find the total area of Florida, we can use the given information that water covers approximately 18% of Florida's area, which is approximately 11,800 mi^2.
Let's represent the total area of Florida as "x". We know that 18% of x is equal to 11,800 mi^2.
Therefore, we can set up the following equation:
0.18x = 11,800
To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 0.18:
x = 11,800 / 0.18
Calculating this, we find:
x ≈ 65,555.56 mi^2
Rounding this value to the nearest thousand square miles gives us the final answer:
The total area of Florida is approximately 65,000 square miles.