Clay is reading a map to decide his vacation route. The map has a scale of 1 cm equals 18 miles. If he
estimates the length of his vacation route on the map is 14 centimeters, what is the length of the vacation
route in miles?
18 * 14 = ?
252
To find the length of the vacation route in miles, we need to use the scale provided on the map. The scale indicates that 1 centimeter on the map represents 18 miles in real life.
Given that Clay estimates the length of his vacation route on the map to be 14 centimeters, we can calculate the length of the route in miles by multiplying the number of centimeters by the scale factor.
Length of vacation route in miles = Length on map in centimeters * Scale factor
Substituting the given values into the equation:
Length of vacation route in miles = 14 cm * 18 miles/cm
Now, we can simplify the equation:
Length of vacation route in miles = 252 miles
Therefore, the length of the vacation route in miles is 252 miles.