a scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. the actual park is 280 yards long. whats the area of the actual park, in square yards?

Answer:Area of the actual park is 56000 square yards.Step-by-step explanation:A scale drawing of a rectangular park has dimensions as 5 inches width and 7 inches length.Actual length of the park has been given as 280 yards.So scale factor used in the drawing is 7 inches = 280 yardsOr 1 inch = 40 yardsSince width of the rectangular park is = 5 inch  So actual width of the park will be = 5×40 = 200 yardsNow we can calculate the area of the park.Actual area of the park = Length × Width= 280×200= 56000 yards²Therefore, area of the actual park is 56000 square yards.