Question

The scale on a map of Roswell, New Mexico is 1 inch : 0.5 mile. If two buildings in Roswell are 2.3 miles apart in real life, then to the nearest tenth of inch, how far apart are they on the map? Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth, without units.

Answer 1

Im not too sure but I think its 4.6,because 1 in :.5 mile. As a whole, .5 can go into 2, 4 times, then whats left over also gets divided into .6. Add those together and youll get 4.6