The largest ranch in the world is in the Australian Outback. It is about 12,000 square miles, which is five times the size of the largest United States ranch. Write and solve an equation to find the size of the largest United States ranch.

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Brodie Sherman

6 November, 21:34

The largest ranch in the world is in the Australian Outback. It is about 12,000 square miles, which is five times the size of the largest United States ranch. Write and solve an equation to find the size of the largest United States ranch.

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Meadow Salinas · Answer 1

Answer: if the largest US ranch is x, then the equation can be put like this: x=12,000:5

Step-by-step explanation: If the US's ranch is 5 times smaller than Australia's, then this is how the equation should be set up like that because the US's ranch is 5 times smaller.