Question

The total land area of New Jersey is 19,047 square kilometers. Write and solve an equation to show how to find how much larger Gates of the Arctic is than New Jersey?

Answer 1

For this case we have to:

x: Be the variable that represents the total area of Gates of the Arctic

y: Be the variable that represents how much larger Gates of the Arctic is than New Jersey

Then we have the following equation:

`y = x-19,077`

Answer:

`y = x-19,077`