The airport closest to Silvergrove is 12 miles away from the city center. On a map with a scale of 7 inches = 6 miles, how far apart are the airport and the city center?
To find the distance between the airport and the city center, we can set up a proportion with the given scale of 7 inches = 6 miles. Let's let x be the distance between the airport and the city center.
Using the proportion, we have:
7 inches / 6 miles = x inches / 12 miles.
Cross-multiplying, we get:
6x inches = 7 inches * 12 miles.
Simplifying, we have:
6x inches = 84 inches.
Dividing both sides by 6, we find:
x = 84 inches / 6 = 14 inches.
Therefore, the airport and the city center are 14 inches apart on the map.