A map has the scale 2 centimeters = 1 kilometer. on a map, the area of a forest preserve is 3.8 square centimeters. what is the area of the actual forest preserve

• calculista: we know that
  the scale is 2 cm/1 km
  on a map, the area of a forest preserve is 3.8 cm²
  assuming it has a square shape
  the length side of the square is √3.8 cm
  so
  if 2 cm on a map-----------------> is a 1 km in the actual
   √3.8 cm------------------------> x
  x=√3.8/2 km
  
  the area of the actual forest preserve is
  (√3.8/2)*(√3.8/2)----> 3.8/4---> 0.95 km²
  
  the answer is
  0.95 km²