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Ratios, rates, proportional relationships, and units SAT question
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A certain town has an area of square miles. What is the area, in square yards, of this town?
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Choice D is correct. Since the number of yards in mile is , the number of square yards in square mile is . Therefore, if the area of the town is square miles, it is , 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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