On a scale drawing of Oak Grove, two landmarks are shown 5 inches apart. These two places are actually separated by 35 miles. What is the map's scale?
1 inch = ? miles
To find the scale of the map, you can set up a proportion:
1 inch on the map represents 35 miles in reality.
So, 1 inch = 35 miles.
This means that the map scale is 1 inch = 35 miles.
No, 5 inches = 35 miles in reality.
Apologies for the confusion.
To find the scale of the map, we can set up a proportion:
5 inches on the map represents 35 miles in reality.
So, 5 inches = 35 miles.
To find the scale, we divide both sides by 5:
1 inch = 7 miles.
Therefore, the scale of the map is 1 inch = 7 miles.