Question

PLEASE HELP!!

The scale on a map reads 0.5 inch = 30 miles. If two cities on the map are 5.75 inches apart, find the actual distance
between the cities.

Answer 1

345 miles

Explanation:

So we know that 2 cities are 5.75 inches apart on the map and the scale reads for every 0.5 inch its 30 miles. So we can first start of by diving 5.75 by 0.5, since we need to know how many “0.5” inches are in 5.75 inches. You’d get 11.5. Now 11.5 multiply that by 30 which would get you 345 miles.