Lesson 1 - Scottsbluff Public Schools

The actual area is 24⋅900, which equals 21,600 square miles. 1 inch to 60 miles. Sample explanations: If 21,600 square miles need to be represented by 6 square inches, each square inches needs to represent 3,600 square miles: 21,600÷6=3,600. This means each 1-inch side of the square needs to be 60 miles. ................
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