Question

While planning a hiking trip, you examine a map of the trail you are going on hike. The scale on the map shows that 2 inches represents 5 miles.

If the trail measures 12 inches on the map, how long is the trail?

Answer 1

30 miles

Explanation:

Given that :

Scale = 2 inches represents 5 miles

This means that 2 inches in the map equals to 5 miles on ground ;

Hence, if the trail measures 12 inches on the map, the length on ground will be ; x

2 inches = 5 miles

12 inches = x miles

Cross multiply :

2x = (12 * 5)

2x = 60

x = 60 / 2

x = 30 miles