Question

The high school is 3.6 inches from the middle school on a map. Each half inch on the map represents 0.4 mile. What is the actual distance between the two schools?

Answer 1

1.44 miles because you multiply them together

Answer 2

2.88 miles.

Explanation:

Given : The high school is 3.6 inches from the middle school on a map. Each half inch on the map represents 0.4 mile

To Find: What is the actual distance between the two schools?

Solution:

Scale :
`(1)/(2) inch = 0.4 mile`

So, 1 inch =
`0.4 * 2` = 0.8 miles

Distance between schools = 3.6 inches

Distance between school in miles=
`0.8 * 3.6`

=
`2.88`

Hence the total distance between schools is 2.88 miles.