Question

A map has a scale of 3 in. = 8 mi. If you measured the distance between two cities to be 16 in. on the map, how many miles would it actually be?

Answer 1

I'd be happy to help! This can be solved with a bit of simple division and multiplication. After you follow the steps below, you would get 42.666 repeating miles

Explanation:

To find the distance you will first need to divide 16 by 3.

16/3=5.333 repeating

You then multiply your answer by 8 to find the miles

5.333*8=42.666