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area of the mojave desert is 25,000 square miles and a scale drawing of
the mojave desert has an area of 10 square inches.
The scale of the map is given by
Therefore, the scale of the drawing is 50 : 1.
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The scale of the map is given by
Therefore, the scale of the drawing is 50 : 1.
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