Question

The distance between the elementary school and the middle school is 4 miles. On the map, the two locations are One-half inch apart. What is the scale of the map?

1 inch = 8 miles
1 inch = StartFraction 1 over 8 EndFraction mile
One-half inch = 1 mile
4 inches = 1 mile

Answer 1

1 Inch = 8 miles

I know this because half of 8 is 4 and that is the distance between the locations

Answer 2

1 inch = 8 miles

1/2in + 1/2in = 1in

4 + 4 = 8