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A rectangular piece of land will be divided by fences into 3 congruent rectangular sections. on a map, the entire piece of land measures 3 inches long by 12 inches wide. the scale of the map is 1/4 inch = 15 feet. what will be the area of each section of land?

PLS QUICK!! A rectangular piece of land will be divided by fences into 3 congruent-example-1
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Answer:

720 feet

Explanation:

3*12=36 inches

36/3=12 inches per section of land

1/4 inch -> 15 feet

1 inch -> 60 feet

12 inch -> 720 feet

answer is 720

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