Becky is drawing a scale model of her neighborhood. She uses a scale of 1 in = 200 feet. If her block is 1000 feet long, what will be the length of the block on her scale model?

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4. Answer each of the following questions using proportional reasoning.

 

a. Becky is drawing a scale model of her neighborhood. She uses a scale of 1 in = 200 feet. If her block is 1000 feet long, what will be the length of the block on her scale model?

 

b. Carlos is reading a map of his town. The scale says 1 in = 4 miles. The distance from his house to the school is in. on the map. If Carlos wants to walk to school from his house, how far will he have to walk?

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