Question

on the map , from Denver to Chicago is 3 in . if the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles , find the actual distance

Answer 1

900 miles

1) Since when we talk about linear scale drawings, Then we must consider the following ratio:

$Scale=\frac{\text{measure in the drawing}}{\text{Actual measure}}$

2) So let's pug into that the given data:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{300}=\frac{3}{x} \\ x=3\cdot300 \\ x=900 \end{gathered}$

3) So the actual distance from Denver to Chicago is 900 miles