Question

max made a large poster with a scale drawing of the state of oklahoma. to make his map, he researched the distances between several different cities. he learned that the distance between lawton and oklahoma city is 78 miles and the distance between oklahoma city and tulsa is 99 miles. in his drawing, the distance between lawton and oklahoma city is 6.5 inches. complete the sentences. max used a scale of. in his drawing, the distance between oklahoma city and tulsa is inches.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the scale

The actual distance between Lawton and Oklahoma City is \(78\) miles, and the drawing distance is \(6.5\) inches.
The scale is \(\frac{78}{6.5}=12\) miles per inch.

Step2: Calculate the drawing distance between Oklahoma City and Tulsa

The actual distance between Oklahoma City and Tulsa is \(99\) miles.
Using the scale \(12\) miles per inch, the drawing distance is \(\frac{99}{12}=8.25\) inches.

Answer:

Max used a scale of \(12\) miles per inch. In his drawing, the distance between Oklahoma City and Tulsa is \(8.25\) inches.