Question a-cert
A certain park has an area of square yards. What is the area, in square miles, of this park?
A certain park has an area of 11,863,808 square yards. What is the area, in square
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Relationships — Unit conversions. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice B is correct. Since mile is equal to yards, square mile is equal to , or , square yards. It’s given that the park has an area of square yards. Therefore, the park has an area of , or square miles. Thus, the area, in square miles, of the park is .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the square root of the area of the park in square yards, not the area of the park in square miles.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from converting yards to miles, rather than converting square yards to square miles.
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