On a map, the scale shown is 1 inch : 5 miles. If
a wildlife refuge is 50 square miles, what is the
area of the refuge on the map?
Now that we have square inches to square miles, we
can set up a proportion to solve for the area on the
map, x. Enter the actual area of the refuge.
1 in.2
25 mi2
Notice that we have in.² in
both numerators and mi² in
both denominators.
=
x in.2
[?] mi²
Enter