Question

Write an algebraic expression for this word problem. Lake Michigan covers about 22,278 square miles. Grand Lake in Oklahoma covers x miles. How much larger is Lake Michigan?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To write an algebraic expression for this word problem, you can represent the size difference between Lake Michigan and Grand Lake in terms of "x," which represents the size of Grand Lake in Oklahoma. The expression for the difference in size (in square miles) can be written as:

Difference = Lake Michigan size - Grand Lake size

Difference = 22,278 square miles - x square miles

So, the algebraic expression for the difference in size is:

22,278 - x square miles