Question

Each unit on the map represents 5 miles. What is the actual distance from Oceanfront to Seaside?

Answer 1

Look at the ratio. Then multiply

Answer 2

A. about 10 miles

B. about 50 miles

C. about 8 miles

D. about 40 miles

Answer 3

What does that mean @helplesspenguin ?

Answer 4

The points are Oceanfront (3,-2) and Seaside (-2,4)

The distance between the points is
Distance = \[\sqrt{(-2-3)^{2} + (4-(-2))^{2} }\]

\[\sqrt{25+36}\]

= sqrt of 61
that is roughly 8,

Each mile is 5 units
so answer is approx 40 miles

Answer 5

Thank you so much, I was having a really hard time trying to get the points in the formula right. But I got the same answer. Thanks! :)

Answer 6

No problem :)