Question

if the scale on a map is inches/miles equal 2/10, how would the folding lengths be represented 15feet.

Answer 1

We will have the following:

First, we know that 1 miles has 5280 feet, so 10 miles will have 52800 feet.

Then we will calculate how 15 feet would be represented:

`x=(2in\cdot15ft)/(52800ft)\Rightarrow x=(1)/(1760)in\Rightarrow x\approx0.000568in`

So, approximately 0.000568 inches would represent 15 feet.