On a scale drawing of Oak Grove, two landmarks are shown 5 inches apart. These two places are actually separated by 35 miles. What is the map's scale?

Question

1 inch = ? miles

Answer 1

To find the scale of the map, you can set up a proportion:

1 inch on the map represents 35 miles in reality.

So, 1 inch = 35 miles.

This means that the map scale is 1 inch = 35 miles.

Answer 2

No, 5 inches = 35 miles in reality.

Answer 3

Apologies for the confusion.

To find the scale of the map, we can set up a proportion:

5 inches on the map represents 35 miles in reality.

So, 5 inches = 35 miles.

To find the scale, we divide both sides by 5:

1 inch = 7 miles.

Therefore, the scale of the map is 1 inch = 7 miles.