waters covers 70.8% of the earth's surface. this is an area of approximately 3.61x10^14m^2, estamate the total surface area of the earth using this information. give your answer in standard form correct to two decimal places. help plz and show work if possible

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waters covers 70.8%  of the earth's surface. this is an area of approximately 3.61x10^14m^2, estamate the total surface area of the earth using this information. give your answer in standard form correct to two decimal places. help plz and show work if possible

anonymous · Answer

Divide 3.61X10^18 by .708 and you should get your answer...

whpalmer4 · Answer

That will give you an incorrect answer.  Better to divide the area given in the problem statement :-)

anonymous · Answer

yeah, my bad on the typo, what palmer said...

anonymous · Answer

thanks but i dont understand wat whpalmer4 trying to say divide the area given in the statement by wat. whpalmer4 can u do a step by step plz

anonymous · Answer

Divide 3.61 * 10^14 square meters by 0.708, the decimal equivalent of 70.8%.  This gives you 5.09 * 10^14 square meters.

anonymous · Answer

thanks

whpalmer4 · Answer

Yeah, I was just pointing out that there was a typo when copying the number, and if you took him at his word exactly, you wouldn't get the right answer...