Question

Merritt is driving to Mount Shasta. On her map, she is a distance of 7 3/4 inches away. The scale of the map is 1/2 inch = 50 miles. How far must Merritt travel to reach her destination

Answer 1

387.5 miles. because, if 1/2=0.50 then let's make that 0.50 into 1.00. and let's divide 7 3/4 by 2 because, you multiplied 0.50 by 2. 7 3/4=3.875 then multiply by 100=387.5

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Answer 2

775 miles

Explanation:

Merritt is driving to Mount Shasta.

On her map she is a distance of
`7(3)/(4)` inches away.

The scale of the map is 1/2 inch = 50 miles.

Therefore, 1 inch on map = 100 miles.

Her actual distance =
`7(3)/(4)` inches × 100

=
`(31)/(4)` × 100

=
`(31)/(1)` × 25

= 775 miles

Merritt is 775 miles far to reach her destination.