Asked by PhantomGirl

The equation a = 640s gives the relationship between s square miles and a acres. Pam owns 7.5 square miles of farmland. How many acres does she own?
A. 480 acres
B. 11.72 acres
C. 4,800 acres
D. 1.17 acres

Answers

Answered by Damon
640 acres / 1 mi^2

7.5 mi^2 (640 acres / 1 mi^2)

= 4,800 acres

note I arranged the conversion factor so it had acres on the top and mi^2 on the bottom
If I wanted to go the other way, from acres to mi^2 I would do it upside down. It is the same top and bottom (640 acres = 1 mi^s)
so all it changes is the language :)
Just do it so the units you do not want cancel. mi^2 * (anythings/mi^2) = anythings
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