Question

Ronald is an election officer. On election day, he travels from his home to the polling place, which appears 2 inches away on a map of the county. What is the actual distance between Ronald's home and the polling place if the scale of the map is 1 inch : 3.7 miles?

Answer 1

7.4 miles

Explanation:

We can calculate the actual distance using the conversion factor, where 1 inch : 3.7 miles, so:

`d=2\text{ in}\cdot\frac{3.7\text{ miles}}{1\text{ in}}=7.4\text{ miles}`

The current distance is 7.4 miles