Question

Pls help Darnell is an election officer. On election day, he travels to the polling place, which is 4.4 miles away from his home. On a map of Harrison County, these two places are 8 inches apart. What is the scale of the map? Write your answer in simplest form using whole numbers.

Answer 1

• The scale of the map is 1 : 34848

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Real distance is 4.4 miles and on the map it is 8 inches.

The scale is:

• 8 in : 4.4 miles = Divide both sides by 8
• 1 in : 0.55 miles

or

• 1 in : 0.55 * 63360 in = Convert 1 mile = 63360 inches
• 1 : 34848