1.   A model of a sports car is 9 inches long. If the actual car is 12 feet long, find the scale model.
    A. 1:8 B. 1:12
    C. 1:16 D. 1:20
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  2.   The scale on a map reads inch = 10 miles. How far apart are two cities if their map distance is 3 inches?
    A. 65 miles B. 55 miles
    C. 70 miles D. 60 miles
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  3.   On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 100 miles, the distance between two cities is 7.5 inches. If a person travels 55 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel from one town to the other?
    A. about 12 hours and 44 minutes
    B. about 13 hours and 9 minutes
    C. about 12 hours and 30 minutes
    D. about 13 hours and 38 minutes
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  4.   The distance between two cities is 115 miles. If a map has a scale of 1 inch = 75 miles, how far apart are the cities on the map?
    A. 1 inches B. 1 inches
    C. 1 inches D. 1 inches
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  5.   The Golden Gate Bridge is 8,981 feet long. Latisha wants to make a model of the bridge that is between 20 and 25 inches long. Choose an appropriate scale for Latisha of use.
    A. 1 inch = 400 feet B. 1 inch = 300 feet
    C. 1 inch = 350 feet D. 1 inch = 450 feet
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