Asked by Laruen

Paula looked at a map of her city. The map indicated that 1 Inch represents 3 miles. Paula's home and City Hall 2 1/3 inches apart on the map. What is he distance between her home and City Hall.
a) 6 1/2 miles
b) 7 miles
c) 14 miles
d) 5 1/3 miles
Answered by Ms. Sue
2 1/3 * 3 = ?

Answered by Laruen
i forgot how to multiply fractions w/ mixed numbers
Answered by Ms. Sue
2 1/3 = 7/3

7/3 * 3/1 =

Multiply the numerators together. Then multiply the denominators together.

Answered by Laruen
then divide it then i get 7

right?

if right, thank you soo much
Answered by Ms. Sue
Right. And you're welcome. :-)
Answered by peggy
on a road map with a scale of 1/4 inch per 10 miles, the highway from a to b is 1 3/8 long. How many miles long is the highway?
A. 44
B. 55
C. 65
D. 70
E. 90
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