Question

Jervontae wants to build a basketball court at his local park. The park told him that he can use 3.25 x 10^3 square feet to build the basketball court. The total square feet of the park is 45,000. How many times bigger is the park than the basketball court?

a. 13.8 times
b. 138 times
c. 13,800 times
d. 1.38 times

Answer 1

The park is approximately 13.8 times bigger than the basketball court.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many times bigger the park is compared to the basketball court, we need to calculate the ratio of their areas. The area of the basketball court is 3.25 x 10^3 square feet. The area of the park is 45,000 square feet. To find the ratio, we divide the area of the park by the area of the basketball court:

Ratio = Area of Park / Area of Basketball Court

Ratio = 45,000 sq ft / 3.25 x 10^3 sq ft

Ratio = 13.846

Therefore, the park is approximately 13.8 times bigger than the basketball court, which corresponds to option (a).