area of a certain state (state1) five times the area of another state(state2). If the sum of their area is 6,000,000 square miles, find area of each state

Answer 1

x+5x = 6million mi^2
x = 1million mi^2

Answer 2

So, to make sure I understand you,
State 1 is 5million
State 2 is 1million