SOLUTION: On a map that has a scale of 1:6500, a measured distance of 5.35 inches represents an actual distance of feet and miles.

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Question 847364: On a map that has a scale of 1:6500, a measured distance of 5.35 inches represents an actual distance of feet and miles.
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a proportion of the two ratios.


inch/miles = 1/6500 = 5.35/x


Cross multiply. x = 5.35 * 6500 = 34775 miles.

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