a map that was created using a scale of 1 inch : 3 miles shows a lake with an area of 4.5 square inches. What is the actual area

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of the lake?

2 answers:

Mariulka [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-21T01:02:15+03:00

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Answer: the answer is 13.5 is the area

Step-by-step explanation: I believe you should multiply 4.5 square inches by 3mi to get 13.5 mi.

Alekssandra [29.7K] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-20T23:35:30+03:00

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Answer:

the area represents 40.5 square miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Since 1 inch represents 3 miles, then 1 inch x 1 inch = 1 square inch represents 3 mi x 3 mi = 9 square miles

Therefore, 4.5 square inches would represent 4.5 x 9 square miles = 40.5 square miles