Question

A map provided by an engineering firm has a scale of 1 inch to 2000 feet. If the distance from the starting point for a pipeline to the ending point is 13 1/2 inches how long is the pipe line?

Answer 1

Answer:

27,000 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $x$ be the actual length of the pipeline, in feet.

Set up the following proportion:

$\displaystyle\\\frac{1}{2,000}=\frac{13.5}{x}$

Cross-multiplying yields $x=13.5\cdot 2,000=\boxed{27,000\text{ ft}}$