IM 7.1.8 Lesson: Scale Drawings and Maps
Two cities are 243 miles apart.
Which is traveling faster, the car or the train? Explain your reasoning.
A driver is traveling at a constant speed on Interstate 90 outside of Chicago. Use the tools to determine the distance she traveled from Point A to Point B.
If she traveled from Point A to Point B in 8 minutes, did she obey the speed limit of 55 miles per hour? Explain your reasoning.
A traffic helicopter flew directly from Point A to Point B in 8 minutes. Did the helicopter travel faster or slower than the driver? Explain or show your reasoning in the applet below.
Use the Distance tool 
in the applet below to measure the shortest distance between two points.
A cyclist rides at a constant speed of 15 miles per hour. At this speed, about how long would it take the cyclist to ride from Garden City to Dodge City, Kansas?
Jada finds a map that says, “Note: This map is not to scale.” What do you think this means? Why is this information important?