you are looking at a map to see how much further it is to your destination. The distance on the map is 1.6 inches. If the map has a scale of 1 mile is 1/32 of an inch, how much further do you have to go?
2006-11-05 14:28:14 · 4 answers · asked by victoryyrose 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If a mile is 1/32 of an inch, that means there are 32 miles to an inch.
So to find the distance, you simply multiply 32 miles per inch * 1.6 inches = 51.2 miles :)
2006-11-05 14:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if 1/32 inch means 1 mile
32/32 inch means 32 miles and
hence 1.6 32/32 means 1.6 times 32 miles~50 miles
2006-11-05 14:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by come2turkey:) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 miles
2006-11-05 14:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.6" x 32m/i
2006-11-05 14:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋