What is the distance from Magnolia to Mizze?

What is the distance from Magnolia to Mizze?

• A. 120 miles
• B. 58 miles
• C. 19 miles
• D. 70 miles

Answer: (B)

Reading a map with a scale means the distance you measure on the map isn’t the real distance until you convert it. To find how far Magnolia is from Mizze in the real world, you measure the straight-line distance between the two towns on the map and then multiply by the map’s scale. If the scale is 1 inch representing 20 miles, and the measured distance on the map is 2.9 inches, you multiply: 2.9 inches × 20 miles per inch = 58 miles. So the real distance is 58 miles. If the problem were asking for road distance, it could be longer, since roads don’t always follow a straight line.

Reading a map with a scale means the distance you measure on the map isn’t the real distance until you convert it. To find how far Magnolia is from Mizze in the real world, you measure the straight-line distance between the two towns on the map and then multiply by the map’s scale. If the scale is 1 inch representing 20 miles, and the measured distance on the map is 2.9 inches, you multiply: 2.9 inches × 20 miles per inch = 58 miles. So the real distance is 58 miles. If the problem were asking for road distance, it could be longer, since roads don’t always follow a straight line.