Question

The soccer field at a park is 9,000 square yards. The soccer field takes up 6 square

inches on the map of the park. How many square yards does 1 square inch on the
map represent? Show your work.

Answer 1

Given parameters:

Real area = 9000sq yards

Map area = 6sq yards

Unknown:

Scale of the map = ?

Solution:

A scale is the ratio of the map unit to the real world expression. Maps use scales to present the real world in a smaller sample space:

For this problem;

6sq yards on map = 9000sq yards on ground

1sq yards on map = xsq yards on ground

6x = 9000

x =
`(9000)/(6)` = 1500sq yards

So,

1sq yards on map is 1500sq yards on ground