Question

a city map has the scale 1 inch = 1,000 feet. if a map of the city limits is 36 inches (East to West) by 24 inches (North to South), how many miles long (5,280 feet = 1 mile) is a straight north-south road in this scale?

Answer 1

4.5454545 miles. Hope I helped!

Answer 2

Answer: Straight north-south road in this scale is 4.55 miles long.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

1 inch = 1000 feet

If a map of the city limits is 24 inches from North to South,

So, Length of straight north- south road in this scale is given by

$Since,\\\\1\ inch=1000\ feet\\\\24\ inches=24\times 1000\ feet=24000\ feet\\\\\text{We need to change it into miles}\\\\1\ mile=5280\ feet\\\\\frac{24000}{5280}=4.55\ miles$

So, Straight north-south road in this scale is 4.55 miles long.