Question

On a map scale two neighboring towns are 2.4 inches apart. The actual straight line distance between the two towns is 36 miles. What is the scale of the map?

Answer 1

The scale of the map is 1 inch is 15 miles.

Explanation:

Given:

Distance of neighboring towns on map = 2.4 inches

Actual Distance of neighboring towns = 36 miles.

We need to find the scale of map;

Solution:

Now we know that;

On map 2.4 inches = 36 miles actual distance.

So on map 1 inch = Actual distance in 1 inch of scaling on map.

By using Unitary method we get;

Actual distance in 1 inch of scaling on map =
`(36)/(2.4) =15\ miles`

Hence The scale of the map is 1 inch is 15 miles.