Yin is making a map of his town. On the map, the distance between the sporting goods store and the market is 4 inches. The actual distance is 5 miles. If it is 8 miles from the market to the post office, what is the map distance between the market and the post office?

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6.4 inches is the correct answer

The map distance between the market and the post office is 6.4 inches

From the question,

On the map, the distance between the sporting goods store and the market is 4 inches and the actual distance is 5 miles.

If 4 inches represents 5 miles, then  

1 mile will be represented by 4/5 inches on the map

Now, if the distance between the market and the post office is 8 miles,

then the map distance between the market and the post office will be

[tex]\frac{4}{5} \times 8[/tex] inches

= [tex]\frac{32}{5}[/tex] inches

= 6.4 inches

Hence, the map distance between the market and the post office is 6.4 inches

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