Question

A local park is in the shape of a square. A map of the local park is made with the scale 1 inch to 200 feet. If each side of the park on the map is 12 inches long, how long is each side of the actual square park? Do not include units (feet) in your answer.

A) 0.6
B) 200
C) 12
D) 2400

Answer 1

To find the actual length of each side of the park, multiply the length on the map by the scale factor. A side of 12 inches on the map equals 2400 feet in reality, making the correct answer D) 2400.

Step-by-step explanation:

The park is represented on a map with a scale of 1 inch to 200 feet, and each side on the map is 12 inches long. To determine the length of each side of the actual square park, we multiply the length on the map by the scale factor.

12 inches (map length) × 200 feet (scale factor) = 2400 feet (actual length).

Therefore, the correct answer is D) 2400.