Question

Isaiah is a plumber. One day he receives a house call from a potential customer in a differentcity. The distance on a map between his home and the customer's home is 8 inches. What isthe actual distance between Isaiah's home and the customer's home if the scale of the map is1 inch = 1 mile?

Answer 1

Given:

The distance on a map between his home and the customer's home, D=8 inches.

In the map, 1 inch=1 mile.

The actual distance between Isaiah's home and the customer's home is,

`\begin{gathered} \text{Actual distance=8 inches}*\frac{1\text{ mile}}{1\text{ inch}} \\ =8\text{ miles} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the actual distance between Isaiah's home and the customer's home is 8 miles.