The above diagram shows 4 island countries in the Marina Ocean. Each inch on the map represents a distance of 400 miles. The capital of each island country is marked with a star.
A travel group leader takes a group of tourists from the capital of Green Island to the capital of Orange Island and back again. How long is the tour in miles?
To find the distance traveled on the tour, we need to calculate the distance between the capitals of Green Island and Orange Island, and then multiply that by 2 since the tour involves going from Green Island to Orange Island and back.
Let's first find the distance between the capitals of Green Island and Orange Island:
- Green Island's capital to Orange Island's capital: 5 inches
- 5 inches x 400 miles per inch = 2000 miles
Now, to find the total distance of the tour:
- Round trip from Green Island's capital to Orange Island's capital and back again = 2000 miles x 2 = 4000 miles
Therefore, the total distance of the tour is 4000 miles.