Answer:
The land area of country A and country B are 80223 sq.km. and 79750 sq.km. respectively
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the area of Country B be x
We are given that Country A is larger by 473 square kilometers.
Area of Country A = x+473
Total area of both countries = x+x+473
Total area of both countries = 2x+473
We are given that The combined land area of the countries A and B is 159,973 square kilometers.
So, [tex]2x+473=159973[/tex]
[tex]2x=159973-473[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{159973-473}{2}[/tex]
x=79750
Area of Country A = x+473=79750+473=80223 sq.km.
Hence the land area of country A and country B are 80223 sq.km. and 79750 sq.km. respectively
