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4.36 A certain town has an area of square miles. What is the area, in square yards, of this town? (1 mile = 1,760 yards)
Correct answer: D (parsed from the explanation — this source omits an answer key for this item)
Explanation
1,760 Choice D is correct. Since the number of yards in 1 mile is , the number of 1,760 1,760 =3,097,600 square yards in 1 square mile is ^ h^ h . Therefore, if the area 4.36 4.36 3,097,600 =13,505,536 of the town is square miles, it is ^ h , in square yards. Choice A is incorrect and may result from dividing the number of yards in a mile by the square mileage of the town. Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the number of yards in a mile by the square mileage of the town. Choice C is incorrect and may result from dividing the number of square yards in a square mile by the square mileage of the town.
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