A junior high school campus is shaped like a rectangle with a width of 1/4 mile and a length of 1/2 mile. A map of the campus has a width of 1/2 foot and a length of 1 foot. What is the ratio of the area in square miles of the campus to the area in square feet of the map?
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for area of cam campus
width =1/4 miles. length=1/2miles
area = l×b
= 1/2×1/4
= 1/8 square miles
for area of map
width =1/2foot length=1 foot
area= l×b
=1×1/2
=1/2 square feet
ratio will be area of campus/area of map
= 1/8/1/2
=2/8
=1/4
hence, ratio is 1:4
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