Question 608488
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Hi
the scale of a map is 3/4 inch=12 miles.
Let x represent number of miles 1" represents
Sets Up the Proportion
 {{{(3/4)/12 = 1/x}}}    |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