A certain park has an area of 11,863,808 square yards. What is the area, in square miles , of this

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A certain park has an area of 11,863,808 square yards. What is the area, in square miles , of this park? 1 &#160; mile = 1,760 &#160; yards

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Choice B is correct. Since 1 mile is equal to 1,760 yards, 1 square mile is equal to 1,760 2 , or 3,097,600 , square yards. It&rsquo;s given that the park has an area of 11,863,808 square yards. Therefore, the park has an area of 11,863,808 square yards 1 square mile 3,097,600 square yards , or 11,863,808 3,097,600 square miles. Thus, the area, in square miles, of the park is 3.83 . 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 11,863,808 yards to miles, rather than converting 11,863,808 square yards to square miles.

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