Maps Answers

Latisha drove around town running errands all afternoon. The path she took is shown on the map below.To the nearest mile, what is the total distance that she traveled?

On a map, two locations are 0.75 centimeter apart. Their actual distance is 15 kilometers apart. What scale could be shown on the map? Select three options.

On a map, San Francisco is 7.5 inches from San Diego. The actual distance is 500 miles. The same map shows that Fresno is 3.3 inches from Los Angeles. To the nearest mile, what is the actual distance from Fresno to Los Angeles?

Kim is drawing a map of the different schools in her school district. She knows that her middle school is 10.6 miles away from the middle school that her best friend attends. If every 2 inches on the map represents 5 miles, how far apart will the two schools be on the map, to the nearest tenth of an inch?

The historical walking tour of a town covers a total distance of 5 miles. The map shows that the path of the tour travels 3 inches north, 4 inches east, 2 inches south, and 1 inch west. How many miles does each inch on the map represent?

The distance between Matt’s house and his school is 3 inches on the map. The actual distance is 1.5 miles. What is the scale of the map?

Barry’s pet turtle, Turtlelini, escaped from his backyard. Barry found Turtlelini by the creek and wanted to determine how far Turtlelini had walked. On the map, Barry’s house is 0.6 inch from the creek. If the scale on the map shows that 1.5 inches are equivalent to 0.8 mile, how far did Turtlelini walk, to the nearest tenth of a mile?

Jonas is making a map of his neighborhood for a school project. He knows that his house is 1.2 miles from the park. If every 0.25 ft on his map represents 0.8 mile, how far will his house be from the park on the map?

The scale on a map shows that 200 miles is represented by 5 inches on a map. Which proportion can be used to find the distance on the map, x, that represents 50 miles?

Lyle knows that the distance from his house to his school is of a mile. On the map he has drawn of his neighborhood, they are of an inch apart. What scale could Lyle include on the map? Select three options.