Montraie is planning to drive from City X to City Y. The scale drawing below shows the distance between the two cities with a scale of V4 inch = 17 miles.
City X
City Y
3 in.
What is the actual distance between the two cities?
To find the actual distance between the two cities, we first need to find the length of the distance on the scale drawing.
Since the scale is V4 inch = 17 miles, we can set up a proportion:
V4 inch = 17 miles
3 inches = x miles
Cross multiply:
4 * x = 3 * 17
4x = 51
x = 51/4
x = 12.75 miles
Therefore, the actual distance between City X and City Y is 12.75 miles.