Question

If we looked at a satellite photo at the same scale, could we see any boats on the river? If a 50-foot boat were on the river, how big would it appear on the photo? Round to three decimal places. Do you think you’d be able to see it?

Answer 1

1. We can't see any boat on the river at this scale.

2. 0.025 inches. We won't be able to see it

Explanation:

the beginning of the question states that; according to this map, the driving distance is 3 miles, we're most interested in the graphics at the bottom left, which indicates that 1 inches on the map corresponds to 2,000 ft in real life.

If 1 inches = 2000 ft,

x inches = 50 ft

we cross multiply to give

2000x ft = 50 ft-inches

x = 50/2000 = 0.025 inches