So austraia times x=africa=(4.32*10^14)x=6.582*10^14 to find x, we divde both sides by (4.32*10^14) so x=(6.582*10^14)/(4.32*10^14) we know that the exponents will cancel out {([10^14]/[10^14])=1} so x=6.582/4.32 if you do this on a calculator you get 6.582/4.32=1.5=x so autralia times 1.5=africa