The scale of a map is 1/2 in. : 8 mi. Find the actual distance for the map distance: 10 in. 140 mi 160 mi 180 mi 110 mi

Question

The scale of a map is 1/2 in. : 8 mi. Find the actual distance for the map distance: 10 in.

140 mi
160 mi
180 mi
110 mi

Answer 1

The actual map distance would be 160 miles.

 

when we multiply 0.5 by 16 we get 8 miles  to find the actual distance for the map we need to multiply by 16 as well.