A. Keith is planning to drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco. He measured a distance of 5 inches between the two cities on the national map in his road atlas. A scale of 1 inch:80 miles is displayed on this map.
What does this scale mean?
B. Based on this map and Keith’s measurement, calculate the driving distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Explain your reasoning.
(I've tried to find answers to this question and work it out but i can't come up w anything)
every inch on the map represents 80 miles of actual distance.
so, 5 map inches represents 5*80 = 400 actual miles.
Thanks!
A. The scale displayed on the map, 1 inch:80 miles, means that for every inch on the map, it represents a distance of 80 miles in reality. This scale is used to convert the physical distance on the map to the actual distance on the ground.
B. To calculate the driving distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco based on the given map and Keith's measurement, we need to use the scale provided.
Since Keith measured a distance of 5 inches on the map, we can multiply this length by the conversion factor from the scale to determine the actual driving distance.
5 inches * 80 miles/inch = 400 miles.
Therefore, according to the given scale, the driving distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is approximately 400 miles.