On a map,the scale shown is 1inch:5miles.If an island is 75 square inches on the map,what is the actual area of the island?
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Answer:
option D
Step-by-step explanation:
Jerry solved this equation:
In the first step , she multiplied 3 inside the parenthesis
1.
In step 2, 3/4 is added on both sides
2.
In step 3, we take LCD 12
3.
In step 4, add the fractions
4.
Here, 3 or 3/1 are same.
In step 5, to remove 3/1 we multiply both sides by 1/3.
Instead of multiplying 1/3 , Jerry made an error by multiplying 3/1
In step 5, he should have multiplied both sides by 1/3