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Answer:
14
Step-by-step explanation:
If you count the dots (excluding 3 because it says more than three hours) you get 14.
Let the actual distance be x mile.
1/4 inch = 1/2 mile
9/2 inch = x mile
(9/2)/(1/4)=x/(1/2)
18=2x
x=9
the actual distance is 9 mile.
<span>A line segment LM is drawn. Two arcs equidistant from L on line LM are drawn at points P and T. A point Q is just above L. A compass is fixed at point Q and is shown making an arc at T.
</span>You draw arcs centered at P and T, such that they intersect above and below L. Note that the arcs must have radius greater than LT=LP.
<span>I get the feeling that Q is where the arcs intersect above L, so the intersection below L (at, say, S) means that QS is perpendicular to LM. </span>
<span>Incidentally, constructing LM does not really fit the bill to start with, since either P or T must be beyond the line segment. What it should say is that points L and M are marked on a line extending beyond LM.</span>
