South Dakota Is Approximately the Shape of a Rectangle

question 185

Multiple Choice

South Dakota is approximately the shape of a rectangle. If it averages 202 miles in width and has an area of 77,047 square miles, what is the average length of the state in whole numbers?

• A)77,249 miles
• B)381 miles
• C)381.4 miles
• D)15,563,494 miles

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