Question

A square piece of land is to be divided into 4 square quadrants of equal size. On a map, the entire piece of land measures 6 inches long on each side.

The scale of the map is inch = 20 feet. How much area will be included in each quadrant when the piece of land is divided?
A.43,200 ft2
B.27,000 ft2
C.14.400 ft2
D.10,800 ft2

Answer 1

The scale of the map is inch = 20 feet.

This statement must be incorrect or the fraction of the inch is missing.

Because 6" long, at a scale of one inch = 20 feet, would only be 120 feet x 120 feet.

120 x 120 = 14,000 ft^2 and each of the four quadrants wouls only be 3600 ft^2.