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a. Miguel's mother should buy the rectangular plot that is 3/8 of a mile by 2/3 of a mile. This lot is larger than the square plot, which is 2/5 of a mile by 2/5 of a mile.
b. Miguel's mother should expect to pay $750,000 x (3/8 x 2/3) = $281,250 for the rectangular plot.