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christina.b

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Question: The Atlantic Ocean covers about 94 million square kilometres and this is about 26% of the total area of the world's oceans. To the nearest million square kilometres, what is that total area (1 d.p.)?

I found 26% of 94 million: 24,440,000.
Then added that to 94 million: 118,440,000.

So that is my answer, 118,440,000, but I'm not sure that this is correct because the question says 1 d.p. and there weren't any decimals in my answer.
What am I doing wrong?
 
Question: The Atlantic Ocean covers about 94 million square kilometres and this is about 26% of the total area of the world's oceans. To the nearest million square kilometres, what is that total area (1 d.p.)?

I found 26% of 94 million: 24,440,000.
Then added that to 94 million: 118,440,000.

So that is my answer, 118,440,000, but I'm not sure that this is correct because the question says 1 d.p. and there weren't any decimals in my answer.
What am I doing wrong?

Assume

total area of world's Ocean = A

Then

the area of Atlantic Ocean (26% of the total area of the world's oceans →) = 0.26 * A

Then

94 million square kilometres = 0.26 * A

A = 94/0.26 * 106 square kilometres = 361.5385 * 106 square kilometres = 361.5 * 106 square kilometres
 
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