Question

City A and City B are 540 miles apart on a map. The scale on the map is 1inch:60 miles. How many inches apart on the map should City A and City B measure. Explain how you would solve this problem. What would the final answer be?

Answer 1

Answer: 9 inch

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Distance between city A and city B is 540 miles

Scale on the map is 1 inch: 60 miles i.e. 1 inch on the map is equivalent to 60 miles in the real situation

suppose the distance between city A and B on the map is x

$\therefore \dfrac{1}{60}=\dfrac{x}{540}\\\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{540}{60}=9\ in.$

Therefore, the distance between city A and B is 9 in.