For an activity in class, students used pieces of string to measure roads on a map. They used a map scale to determine the distance between two cities. One group measured the distance between Fort Myers and Miami on a Florida state map. The string distance was 8 inches, which represents a real-life distance of about 440 miles. Another group measured the distance between Tampa and Orlando on the same map and found that distance to be 5.5 inches. What is the real-life distance to the nearest mile between Tampa and Orlando?

To find the real-life distance to the nearest mile between Tampa and Orlando we need to see the number of miles in one inch, by using the above relation:

[tex] miles = \frac{440 miles}{8 inches}*1 inches = 55 miles [/tex]

Hence, in 1 inch we have 55 miles, so 5.5 inches is equal to:

[tex] miles = \frac{55 miles}{1 inch}*5.5 inches = 302.5 miles [/tex]

Therefore, the real-life distance between Tampa and Orlando is 303 miles.

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