Question

The distance from Pensacola, Florida to Tallahassee, Florida on a map is 8 inches, which represents 200 miles. How many miles is it from Pensacola to Miami if the distance on the map measures 27 inches?

Answer 1

Pensacola is 675 miles away from Miami.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the distance between Pensacola, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida is 200 miles, and those 200 miles on a scale map are represented by 8 inches, each inch could be said to represent about 25 miles, since 200 divided by 8 is 25.

Thus, since the distance between Miami and Pensacola on the same map is 27 inches, the distance between both cities would be 675 miles, since 27 multiplied by 25 (the miles included in an inch of the map) is 675.