Question

Dale bought a map of his city.it uses a scale of 1 inch = 8miles. dales house and school are 1 1/2 inches apart on the map. how far apart would his house

and school be on the map if the scale were 1 inch = 6 miles

the choice are

A= 1 1/8 in.

B=1 3/4 in.

C=2 in.

D=4 in.

Answer 1

1 inch=8 miles
so if you had x miles on the scale then it is 8 times x mils in real ife

so you are trying to find acutal milage and then convert it to other map of 6 miles per inc
distance=1 and1/2 inches
multiply by 8
1 and 1/2 times 8=8+4=12

so the acual distance is 12 miles

then we convert it
6 miles=1 in
divide by 6
1 mile=1/6 inch
12 miles=1/6 inch itmes 12=12/6=2
2 inches

answer is C