Question

4.) On a road map, the distance from Atlanta to Chicago is 23.5 inches. What is the actual distance

between the cities if the map scale is 1/2 inches = 20 miles?
a
940 miles
b.
470 miles
v
235 miles

Answer 1

940 miles

Explanation:

Set up a ratio

23.5 in/x = 0.5in/20mi

Cross multiply

23.5 * 20 = 0.5 * x

470 = 0.5x

940 = x