Question

A map measuring 8" x 10" and drawn to the scale 1" = 50 miles is pasted on a sheet of paper of the same size. Find theleast number of sheets of this paper that would have to be taped together to hold this same map if it were drawn to the scale 2" = 25 miles.

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 8
e. 16

please answer and explain

Answer 1

1" = 50 miles IS 2" = 100 miles
so
if 2" is only 25 miles, we will need four times as long a sheet of paper.

so 4