What is the distance from Dorts to Magnolia?

What is the distance from Dorts to Magnolia?

• A. 37 miles
• B. 72 miles
• C. 49 miles
• D. 98 miles

Answer: (C)

Distances on a map come from the scale. You measure how far apart two places sit on the map and then multiply that map distance by the scale to get the real-world distance. In this problem, the measured map distance between Dorts and Magnolia, when converted with the map’s scale, results in 49 miles. That conversion matches the given scale and the map measurement, so 49 miles is the correct real-world distance. The other numbers would require a different map distance or a different scale, which doesn’t align with the measured separation on this map.

Distances on a map come from the scale. You measure how far apart two places sit on the map and then multiply that map distance by the scale to get the real-world distance. In this problem, the measured map distance between Dorts and Magnolia, when converted with the map’s scale, results in 49 miles. That conversion matches the given scale and the map measurement, so 49 miles is the correct real-world distance. The other numbers would require a different map distance or a different scale, which doesn’t align with the measured separation on this map.