Question

The scale from a map to actual distance is 2.5 cm to 620 mi. The distance on the map between Chicago and Boston is about 3.5 cm. What is the approximate distance, in miles, between Chicago and Boston? Show your work. Please help me

Answer 1

Answer: 868 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The scale from a map to actual distance is 2.5 cm to 620 miles.

i.e. 1 cm on map  = $\dfrac{620}{2.5}\text{ miles}=248 \text{ miles}$

If the distance on the map between Chicago and Boston is about 3.5 cm.

Then, the actual distance between them =  $3.5\times 248 \text{ miles}=868 \text{ miles}$

Hence, the approximate distance between Chicago and Boston = 868 miles.