Chapter 11.7, Problem 31CCR

To determine

To find:Actual distance for each Map distance.

Answer to Problem 31CCR

Actual Distance from Columbia to Florence $=80$ miles

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  $1$ inch $=20$ miles

Map Distance from Columbia to Florence $=4$ inches.

Given

Map Distance from Columbia to Florence $=4$ inches.

Using $1$ inch $=20$ miles

We get

  $\Rightarrow$ Actual Distance from Columbia to Florence $=4\times 20$ miles

  $\Rightarrow$ Actual Distance from Columbia to Florence $=80$ miles

Therefore,

Actual Distance from Columbia to Florence $=80$ miles