Question

A map has a scale of 2 inches : 25 miles. Chandra uses the map to find the distance from the zoo to her house. The distance on the map is 5 inches. How many miles away is the zoo from Chandra’s house?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Turn the ratio into a fraction

2in /25 mi

You want to have miles so you can flip the fraction and mutiply to cancel out the inches

(25mi / 2in) x 5in = (25 mi x 5in) / 2in