The Gomes family is on a road trip. On the first day, they drove a distance shown as 3 1/2 inches on a map. The actual distance that they drove was 245 miles. Which is the scale of the map?

A. 1 in : 3 1/2 mi

B. 1 in : 7 mi

C. 1 in : 70 mi

D. 3 1/2 : 70 mi

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5 June, 09:34

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Dane Powers · Answer 1

1/r = (3 1/2) / 245

(3 1/2) r = 245

r = 245/3 1/2

r = 70

scale is 1 in to 70 miles.

The Gomes family is on a road trip. On the first day, they drove a distance shown as 3 1/2 inches on a map. The actual distance that they drove was 245 miles. Which is the scale of the map?A. 1 in : 3 1/2 miB. 1 in : 7 miC. 1 in : 70 miD. 3 1/2 : 70 mi