Question

The scale of a map is 1 inch :75 mi. How many actual miles does 0.85 inches represent?

A. 88.2
B. 63.75
C. 95.6
D. 4,791.3

Answer 1

63.75 is the amount of miles 0.85 inches would equal.

Answer 2

Option B is correct.

The actual miles 63.75 does 0.85 inches represents.

Explanation:

Given : The scale of a map is 1 inch : 75 mi

or we can write this as 1 inch = 75 mi, which means that if the distance between two points on map is 1 inch

then it's actual distance is 75 miles

However, the distance between two points is 0.85 inches then its actual distance is :

`75 * 0.85 = 63.75`

Therefore, 63.75 actual miles does 0.85 inches represents.