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3.1 Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Relationships - Unit conversions
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The area of a rectangular region is increasing at a rate of 250 square feet per hour. Which of the following is closest to this rate in square meters per minute? Use 1 meter=3.28 feet.

A.

0.39

B.

1.27

C.

13.67

D.

23.24

The area of a rectangular region is increasing at a rate of 250 square feet per

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 A is correct. It’s given that 1 meter=3.28 feet. It follows that 12 square meter=3.282 square feet, or 1 square meter=10.7584 square feet. Since 1 hour=60 minutes, it follows that 250 square feet per hour is equivalent to 250 square feet1 hour1 square meter10.7584 square feet1 hour60 minutes, or 250 square meters645.504 minutes, which is approximately 0.3873 square meters per minute. Of the given choices, 0.39 is closest to 0.3873 .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.