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Question 1 • TX-College Prep Math A

On a map, San Francisco is 7.5 inches from San Diego. The actual distance is 500 miles. The same map shows that Fresno is 3.3 inches from Los Angeles. To the nearest mile, what is the actual distance from Fresno to Los Angeles?

Answer
A
67 miles
B
151 miles
C
220 miles
D
1,136 miles

Explanation

The map scale is 500 miles ÷ 7.5 inches = 66⅔ miles per inch. For 3.3 inches, the actual distance is 3.3 × 66⅔ = 220 miles. Therefore, the distance is 220 miles, choice C.

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