Alaska has a land area of about 17 square miles florida has a land area one tenth of the size of alaska what is the land area for florida explain how you found your answer

The land area of Florida is

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the land area of Alaska in square miles

y -----> the land area of Florida in square miles

we know that

The linear equation that represent this problem is equal to

----> equation A

----> equation B

substitute equation B in equation A and solve for y

Remember that

Florida's land area is one-tenth the size of Alaska is the same as to say that Alaska's land area is ten times the size of Florida

the solution is h=10 because you add 9 to each side of the equation.