Question

A map of Alaska has a scale of 1 : 4 750 000. The distance between Seward and Anchorage is 1¾ inches. What is the actual distance between them to the nearest mile?

Answer 1

The actual distance between Seward and Anchorage is 131.2 miles.

What is distance?

"Distance is the total movement of an object without considering its direction."

Formula to convert mile to inch:

1 mile = 63360 inches

For given question:

A map of Alaska has a scale of 1 : 4,750,000

The distance between Seward and Anchorage is 1¾ inches.

$1\frac{3}{4} = 1.75$ inches

The actual distance between Seward and Anchorage is,

$1.75 \times 4750000$

$= 8312500$ inches

$\approx131.2$ miles

Hence, the actual distance between Seward and Anchorage is approximately 131.2 miles.

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