Lesson 1 - Scottsbluff Public Schools

(from Unit 1, Lesson 11)A map of Colorado says that the scale is 1 inch to 20 miles or 1 to 1,267,200. Are these two ways of reporting the scale the same? Explain your reasoning. Solution. Yes. Sample response: There are 12 inches in a foot and 5280 feet in 1 mile, so that’s 63,360 inches in a mile and 1,267,200 inches in 20 miles. Problem 5 ................
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