300
This is the side length of a regular hexagon with an area of 216 sq. miles and an apothem of 8 miles.
What is 9 miles?
A = (1/2)(a)(p)
216 = (1/2)(8)(p)
216 = 4p
divide both sides by 4
p = 54 miles.
There are 6 sides to a hexagon.
54 divided by 6 = 9 miles per side.
(Man, that's one BIG hexagon!!!!!)