Question

Jon makes a map of his neighborhood for a presentation. The scale of his map is 1 inch:125 feet. How many feet do 4 inches

Answer 1

Answer:

Part A) $500\ ft$

Part B) $2\ in$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale of the map is $\frac{1}{125} \frac{in}{ft}$

That means

1 in on the map represent 125 ft in the real

Part A) How many feet do 4 inches

using proportion

$\frac{1}{125} \frac{in}{ft}=\frac{4}{x} \frac{in}{ft}\\ \\x=125*4\\ \\x=500\ ft$

Part B) Jon lives 250 feet away from Max. How many inches separate Jon’s home from Max’s on the map?

using proportion

$\frac{1}{125} \frac{in}{ft}=\frac{x}{250} \frac{in}{ft}\\ \\x=250/125\\ \\x=2\ in$