Question

On a​ map, 1 inch equals 9.2 miles. two houses are 3.5 inches apart on the map. what is the actual distance between the​ houses? use pencil and paper. show how you can represent the scale with two different ratios. what ratio is more helpful for solving the​ problem? explain.

Answer 1

So what you need to do is just:

3.5 in * 9.2 = d

d = 32.2 miles

The ratio could be 1:9.2 or 3.5:32.2 which is one inch is to 9.2 miles and the second is 3.5 inches is to 32.2 miles