SOLUTION: the scale of a map is 3/4 inch=12 miles. What is the area, in square miles, of a plot represented on this map by a square whose side is 1 inch?

Question 608488: the scale of a map is 3/4 inch=12 miles. What is the area, in square miles, of a plot represented on this map by a square whose side is 1 inch?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi

the scale of a map is 3/4 inch=12 miles.

Let x represent number of miles 1" represents

Sets Up the Proportion

     |Cross Multiplying to solve

       (3/4)x = 12

            x = (4/3)12

            x = 16mi

What is the area, in square miles, of a plot represented on this map by a square whose side is 1 inch  

       (16mi)^2= 256 Mi^2 

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