Question

The scale of a map is 4 ft = 13 mi. If the actual distance between two cities is 45.5 miles, what is that

distance represented on the map?

Answer 1

14 feet because 13 times 3 is 39 4 times 3 is 12 and half of 13 is 6.5 and 39+ 6.5 is 45.5 so 12+2 (half of 4) is 14 so it’s 14 feet