Answer:
Lafayette Square is about 5688.89 square yards
Step-by-step explanation:
The scale factor( ratio between the two sides) is 8 inches long to 4 inches wide or 2 to 1; 2 inches to one 1
Given the actual park is 160 feet wide ( need this measurement in inches).
so the actual part is 160 · 12 = 1920 inches wide.
Using the ratio long/ wide = long/ wide 2/1 = ?/1920. The part is 3840 inches long.
Answer need to be in yards: divide by 36 because 36 inches = 1 yard.
Long = 3840/36 = 320/3 yards
wide = 1920/36 = 160/3 yards
Actual area = L · W
= (320/3)·(160/3)
= 51200/9
= 5688.89 square yards
