Question

Shanna is planning a trip from Dallas, Texas, to San Diego, California. She knows that the distance she will travel is about 1400 miles. If she looks at a map with a scale of 1 in. = 300 mi, about how far will the trip be on the map?

Answer 1

The correct answer is 4 3/4 inches

Answer 2

Answer:

4.67 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Shanna is planning a trip from Dallas, Texas, to San Diego, California.

She will travel about = 1,400 miles

The scale of a map is 300 miles = 1 inches

The trip of 1,400 miles = $\frac{1,400}{300}$

                                     = 4.66666 inches ≈ 4.67 inches

Her trip is 4.67 inches far on the map.