The distance between Matt’s house and his school is 3 inches on the map. The actual distance is 1.5 miles. What is the scale of the map?

Divide the actual distance by the map distance: 1.5 miles ÷ 3 inches = 0.5 mile per inch. So the map scale is 1 inch = 0.5 mile, which is choice B.

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