Question

The high school is 3.6 inches from the middle school on a map. Each half inch on the map represents 0.4 mile. What is the actual distance between the two schools?

Answer 1

1.44 miles because you multiply them together

Answer 2

Answer:

2.88 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The high school is 3.6 inches from the middle school on a map. Each half inch on the map represents 0.4 mile

To Find: What is the actual distance between the two schools?

Solution:

Scale : $\frac{1}{2} inch = 0.4 mile$

So, 1 inch = $0.4 \times 2$ = 0.8 miles

Distance between schools = 3.6 inches

Distance between school in miles= $0.8 \times 3.6$

                                                        = $2.88$

Hence the total distance between schools is 2.88 miles.