Question

on the map , from Denver to Chicago is 3 in . if the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles , find the actual distance

Answer 1

900 miles

1) Since when we talk about linear scale drawings, Then we must consider the following ratio:

`Scale=\frac{\text{measure in the drawing}}{\text{Actual measure}}`

2) So let's pug into that the given data:

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(300)=(3)/(x) \\ x=3\cdot300 \\ x=900 \end{gathered}`

3) So the actual distance from Denver to Chicago is 900 miles