A scale model of a rectangular plot of land is 13 inches long by 12 inches wide. If the actual length of this plot is 780 feet, what is its actual area, in square feet?

A) 9360
B) 121,680
C) 406,080
D) 561,600

Please explain step-by-step

Respuesta :

By finding the scale factor of the model, we will see that the area is 561,600 square feet.

How to find the area of the plot of land?

On the model, the length is 13 inches, and the actual length is 780 ft, then the scale factor is:

k = (780ft)/(13 in) = 60 ft/in

This means that each inch in the model is equal to 60ft in the actual plot of land.

Then the width is:

W = (12in)*( 60 ft/in) =  720 ft

And the area is the product between length and width, so we have:

A = (780ft)*(720ft) = 561,600 ft²

Then the correct option is D.

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