On a United States map, the scale is 1 inch to 500 miles. If it is about 2,500 miles from San Francisco to New York, what is that distance on the map?

5 in.

10 in.

125 in.

4.5 in.

If you would like to know what is the distance on the map, you can calculate this using the following steps:

1 inch ... 500 miles

x inches = ? ... 2,500 miles

1 * 2,500 = 500 * x

2,500 = 500 * x

x = 2,500 / 500

x = 5 inches

The correct result would be 5 in.