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Ok guys last question so PLEASE get this right!!! (no links or reported)

Ok guys last question so PLEASE get this right!!! (no links or reported)-example-1

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Answer:

156.25 square miles

Explanation:

set up a proportion:

1/5 = 2.5/x

cross-multiply to get 'x'

x = 12.5

To get area you must square 12.5

12.5² = 156.25 square miles

User Shuttsy
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2 inch is 10 miles

0.5 inch is 2.5 miles

so it is 12.5 square miles?

User Florian Schaetz
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