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A diagram of a lot of land the scale on the diagram is 1 cm represents 2.5 yards what is the area of the actual lot of land

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In order to determine the area of the lot of land in squared yards, proceed as follow:

Convert the dimensions of the rectangle to yards, by using the given conversion factor:


\begin{gathered} 7\operatorname{cm}\cdot\frac{2.5yd}{1\operatorname{cm}}=17.5yd \\ 15\operatorname{cm}\cdot\frac{2.5yd}{1\operatorname{cm}}=37.5yd \end{gathered}

Next, consider that the area of the lot is the area of a rectangle. Replace the previous values of the length and the width of the rectangle:


A=(17.5yd)(37.5yd)=656.25yd^2

Hence, the area of the lot of land is 656.25 sq yd

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