on the map the scale shown is 1 inch:20 miles if a city is 900 square miles what is the area of the city on the map

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Answer:

45 square inches

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\frac{1}{20} = \frac{x}{900}[/tex]

to find x you need to divide 900 by 20

[tex]\frac{1}{20} = \frac{45}{900}[/tex]