Zoey 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 ¼ inch = 19 miles.

Question

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

Answer 1

In the scale drawing, the distance between City X and City Y is represented by 3 1/2 inches.

Using the scale 1/4 inch = 19 miles, we can calculate the actual distance between the two cities:

3 1/2 inches = 7/2 inches = (7/2) * 19 miles = 133/2 miles = 66.5 miles

Therefore, the actual distance between City X and City Y is 66.5 miles.