Question

The distance between Janet's home and her office is represented on the map with a scale factor of 1 inch = 5.6 miles. If the distance between the two locations on the map is 4 inches, calculate the actual distance between her home and the office.

Answer 1

To calculate the actual distance between Janet's home and her office, given the map scale factor of 1 inch = 5.6 miles and a map distance of 4 inches, you can use the following formula:

Actual Distance = Map Distance × Scale Factor

Actual Distance = 4 inches × 5.6 miles/inch

Actual Distance = 22.4 miles

So, the actual distance between Janet's home and her office is 22.4 miles.