The map of Roaring River shows1 inch to be an equivalent of 25 miles. If therefore, the river is shown as 5.5 inches long on the map;
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Scale; 1 inch=25 miles} \\ 5.5\text{ inches=25 x 5.5 miles} \\ 5.5\text{ inches=137.5miles} \end{gathered}[/tex]The river is "actually" 137.5 miles long
