The Amazon rainforest covered 5.44 million square kilometers in 2014. In 2014, it covered only 0.85 times as much area as it covered in 1994. How much area, in millions of square kilometers, did the Amazon rainforest cover in 1994?

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The Amazon rainforest covered 5.44 million square kilometers in 2014.In 2014, it covered only 0.85 times
as much area as it covered in 1994. How much area, in millions of square kilometers, did the Amazon
rain forest cover in 1994?
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The Amazon rainforest covered 5.44 million square kilometers in 2014. In 2014, it covered only 0.85 times
as much area as it covered in 1994. How much area, in millions of square kilometers, did the Amazon
rainforest cover in 1994?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 5 The Amazon rainforest covered 5.44 million square kilometers in 2014. In 2014, it covered only 0.85 times as much area as it covered in 1994. How much area, in millions of square kilometers, did the Amazon rainforest cover in 1994?
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