Question

Mr. Tse is driving to Florida. on his map, he is a distance of 7 3/4 inches away. The scale of the map is 1/2 inch = 50 miles. How far must Mr. Tse travel to reach his destination?

Answer 1

775 miles

Explanation:

7 3/4 = 7.75 inches

1/2 = .5 inches

.5 inches 7.75 inches

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50 miles x miles

using cross products

.5 * x = 7.75 * 50

.5x = 387.5

divide by .5

.5x/.5 = 387.5 /.5

x =775