SOLUTION: 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 fur

Question 254353: 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?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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?
:
We can say 32 mi/inch is the scale
:
1.6 * 32 = 51.2 mi
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