Question

Christine on a road trip and noticed that, according to the map, the next gas station on her route is 14 inches away. The scale of the map is 2 inches: 1 mile. In realLife, what is the distance between the two gas stations?

Answer 1

Given that the scale of the map is

2 inches: 1 mile

Hence,

In real life, 14 inches will be equivalent to:

$\frac{14}{2}\text{mile = 7 mile}$

The distance between the two gas stations is 7mile