Acity map has the scale 1 inch = 1,000 feet. if a map of the city limits is 36 inches (east to west) by 24 inches (north to south), how many miles long (5,280 feet = 1 mile) is a straight north - south road in this scale?

4.55
4.13
3.50

The correct answer would the given situation above would be the first option 4.55 miles. So how did we get 4.55 miles? Firstly, since it is mentioned that the city map has a scale of 1 inch = 1,000 feet and that from North to South, it is 24 inches, therefore 24 inches = 24, 000 feet. And for 1 mile there's 5,280 feet, so we divide 24, 000 feet by 5, 280 feet and we get 4.5454 miles. To round this off, the result is 4.55, which makes it the correct answer. 

Ithink you're supposed to multiply 12.50 which is how much he makes per hour and then multiply it by each number then add whats left togrther and there's your answer