Question

1. phillip is going on a road trip from houston to philadelphia. based on this map, how many miles is his trip?

options:
1,000 miles
2,000 miles
500 miles
1,500 miles

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the scale

The map has a scale of 500 miles for the given bar length.

Step2: Estimate the distance

Visually, the distance from Houston to Philadelphia is about 3 times the scale length (since 500×3 = 1500). So we compare with the options.

Answer:

D. 1,500 miles