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Irina-Kira [14]

2 years ago

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Choose the correct answer. A city map has the scale 1 inch = 500 feet. If a map of the city limits is 36 inches (East to West) b

y 24 inches (North to South), how many miles long (5,280 feet = 1 mile) is a straight east - west road in this scale? miles

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masya89 [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

3.4 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given map of a city limits. We are asked to find length of the actual straight east-west road in miles.

On the map 1 inch equals 500 feet.

The East-west road is 36 inches on scale. So actual length of road would be:

$\text{Actual road length}=\text{36 inches}\times \frac{\text{500 feet}}{\text{ 1 inch}}$

$\text{Actual road length}=\text{36}\times \text{500 feet}$

$\text{Actual road length}=18000\text{ feet}$

Now, we will convert the actual road length into miles by dividing 18,000 feet by 5,280 feet as 1 mile equals 5,280 feet.

$\text{Actual road distance in miles}=\frac{18,000}{5,280}$

$\text{Actual road distance in miles}=3.409090\approx 3.4$

Therefore, the actual road length of straight east-west road is 3.4 miles.

Georgia [21]2 years ago

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So 1 inch is 500 ft....
so 36 inch will be 500×36= 18000 ft

so in miles= 18000/5280
=3.4 miles
so the answer is 3.4 miles !!!

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