Daniel is planning to drive from City X to City Y. The scale drawing below shows the distance between the two cities with a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles.

Question

City X
City Y
3 1/2 in.
What is the actual distance between the two cities?

Answer 1

To find the actual distance between the two cities, we need to convert the scale to miles.

1 inch on the scale drawing represents 20 miles in reality.

So, to find the actual distance, we need to multiply the measurement on the scale drawing by the scale factor:

3 1/2 inches * 20 miles/inch = 70 miles

Therefore, the actual distance between City X and City Y is 70 miles.