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Sandi lives 5 miles from her school. One day, she took the bus from her house to school. After school, she went to the library to pick out a book. Then she went to the park to read. If sandi traveled along the route shown, how far did she travel.

Sandi lives 5 miles from her school. One day, she took the bus from her house to school-example-1

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14 miles

Explanation:

User Nesho Neshev
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Her house to school is 5 miles.

The distance on the map is 2.5 inches, so we know 2.5 inches equals 5 miles.

Divide 5 miles by 2.5 inches to find miles per inch:

5 / 2.5 = 2 miles per inch.

Now you can multiply the other dimensions on the map by 2 to find total miles:

School to Library = 3 x 2 = 6 miles.

Library to Park = 1.5 x 2 = 3 miles.

Total distance traveled: 5 + 6 + 3 = 14 miles.

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