If Alaska were divided into 10 equal pieces, then that means Florida would be the same size as one of those pieces. So write the equation [tex]1,700.000 * \frac{1}{10}[/tex].
This is equal to [tex]\frac{1,700,000}{10}[/tex].
Now, when you divide a number by 10, the original number becomes one place value less. For instance, 2 ÷ 10 = 0.2.
We can see that 1,700,000 has 5 zeroes, so if you divide it by 10, the this means Florida is 170,000 sq km.
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