Question

The historical walking tour of a town covers a total distance of 5 miles. The map shows that the path of the tour travels 3 inches north, 4 inches east, 2 inches south, and 1 inch west. How many miles does each inch on the map represent?
0.2 miles
0.5 miles
2 miles
10 miles

Answer 1

@benlindquist

Answer 2

@jchick @L_N_F_7

Answer 3

Add up the inches

Answer 4

i did and came out with 15

Answer 5

Your immediate goal is to find a conversion factor: inches per mile.

So, you've come up with 15 inches? And that 15 inches represents how many miles?

then what's the conversion factor?

Answer 6

You shouldn't

Answer 7

You should have ten inches and then you divide that by 5

Answer 8

ok so 10 divided by 5 is 2

Answer 9

So you have your answer

Answer 10

Yes, except that you need to include units of measurement.

Answer 11

wht bout u @L_N_F_7

Answer 12

Yes @mathmale

Answer 13

well i did but came out wit 15

Answer 14

3 + 4 = 7

Answer 15

u should have 10

Answer 16

7 + 3 = 10

Answer 17

k i have the answer and the correct answer and it is 0.2

Answer 18

where u get 7 from @jchick

Answer 19

lol

Answer 20

The seven is what I had previously added up

Answer 21

Plus the three after

Answer 22

oh ion know how cause u have to add the 2

Answer 23

(3 + 4) = 7 then add three

Answer 24

k

Answer 25

im lost okay i give up

Answer 26

Now what is 10 time 0.5?

Answer 27

10 times 0.5

Answer 28

@dakid88 what is 10 * 0.5?

Answer 29

5

Answer 30

k

Answer 31

can u give me a medal too @jchick

Answer 32

"How many miles does each inch on the map?" is a RATE (a rate of change).

You count 10 inches and know that that 10 inches represents 5 miles.

form the RATE OF CHANGE as follows:\[\frac{ 10 inches }{ 5miles }\]

Answer 33

Next, reduce this. What is 10/5?

Write your final result as follows: "Each inch on the map represents ______ miles."

or as\[\frac{ ?inches }{ mile }.\]

Answer 34

It needs to be done like this