Since 2 goes into 8, you would simplify. You would get 1 inch and 4 miles. Next, set up a ratio. The ratio is 1 inch: 4 miles. So for every inch on the map, there is 4 miles.
She used 1221 wrapping paper for 21 gifts, so to find the individual amount, you would do: 1221/21 She used about 58.143 ft² of wrapping paper for each gift.