Question

Merritt is driving to Mount Shasta. On her map, she is a distance of 7 inches away. The scale of the map is 2 inches is to 50 miles. How far must Merritt travel to reach her destination?

Answer 1

Answer:

7 inches on the map is 175 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

2 inches equals 50 miles.  Use 50 divided by 2 to find the 1-inch scale which is 1:25 ( one inch to 25 miles)