Question

David’s family is driving from New York to Florida. They know the distance they will travel is about 1100 miles. If a map has a scale of 1 in. = 80 mi, about how far will the trip be on the map? StartFraction 8 over 110 EndFraction inches 11 inches 13 and three-fourths inches 88 inches.

Answer 1

13 and three-fourths inches

Explanation:

The map distance can be found using a proportion with the map scale.

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map distance / (1100 mi) = (1 in) / (80 mi)

map distance = (1100×1)/80 in = 13 3/4 in . . . multiply by 1100 mi; cancel mi

The trip will be about 13 3/4 inches on the map.