Question

For an activity in class, students used pieces of string to measure roads on a map. they used a map scale to determine the distance between two cities. one group measured the distance between fort myers and miami on a florida state map. the string distance was 7.75 inches, which represents a real-life distance of about 155 miles. another group measured the distance between tampa and orlando on the same map and found that distance to be 4.25 inches. what is the real-life distance to the nearest mile between tampa and orlando

A. 85
B. 282
C. 132
D. 298

Answer 1

• 85 miles

Explanation:

Given

• 155 miles ⇒ 7.75 in,
• x miles ⇒ 4.25 in.

Cross-multiply and solve for x

• 155*4.25 = 7.75x
• x = 155*4.25/7.75
• x = 85