Answer
B. 1080 miles²
Step-by-step explanation
The area of a rectangle is calculated as follows:
[tex]Area=length\times width[/tex]Substituting length = 27 miles, and width = 40 miles, we get:
[tex]\begin{gathered} Area=27\times40 \\ Area=1080\text{ miles}^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]