SOLUTION: Can you please help me?!?!? Thanks sooo much:) The state of alabama is about 335 miles long and 210 miles wide. what scale would you use to draw a map of alabama on 8 1/2"x11" pap

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Question 242118: Can you please help me?!?!? Thanks sooo much:)
The state of alabama is about 335 miles long and 210 miles wide. what scale would you use to draw a map of alabama on 8 1/2"x11" paper to make the map as large as possible?
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Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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335/11=30.45
210/8.5=24.7
A 30.5:1 scale is the largest you could use.
Proof:
335/30.5=10.98 inches.
210/30.5=6.88 inches.
The resultant map would be 6.88 by 10.98 inches.