A map has a scale of 3 inches : 21 miles. Gabriel uses the map to find the distance from the zoo to his house. The distance on the map is 5 inches. What is the actual distance in size

Answer 1

Hi Zuleyska,

The scale 3 inches: 21 miles is equivalent to 1 inch: 7 miles.

Since the distance on the map is 5 inches, the actual distance would be 7 * 5 or 35 miles.

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Take care Zuleyska.