Question

The distance between two towns is 732 miles. on a map, this is represented by a length of 6 inches. On the same map, how may inches would there be between two citites that are 2074 miles distance between two towns is 732 miles. On a map, this is represented by a length of 6 inches. on the same map, how may inches would there be between two citites that are 2074 miles apart.

A) 17.25 inches
B) 18.0 inches
C) 18.75 inches
D) 19.5 inches

Answer 1

To determine the map distance for 2074 miles, first find the scale of 122 miles per inch using the given distance. Then, divide 2074 miles by the scale to get the map distance, which is approximately 17 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the map distance between two cities that are 2074 miles apart, we use the given scale where 732 miles are represented by 6 inches. First, we need to determine the scale in miles per inch:

1. 732 miles / 6 inches = 122 miles per inch.

Now, we calculate the map distance for 2074 miles using the scale.

1. 2074 miles / 122 miles per inch = 17 inches.

Therefore, the distance between the two cities on the map would be 17 inches. Option B (18.0 inches) is the closest to our calculated value and could be a rounded answer, but to provide a direct answer, we'd settle on 17 inches as our calculation, provided the instruction was to calculate not to choose the closest value.