10. Suzie walks 1.5 miles to school. When she looks at the map it shows the scale to be \( 1 \mathrm{~cm}= \) 0.5 miles. What is the distance between Suzie's house and her school on the map?

To find the distance between Suzie's house and her school on the map, we can use the scale provided. Since the scale says \( 1 \mathrm{~cm} = 0.5 \) miles, we need to convert the actual distance of 1.5 miles into centimeters using this scale. First, we divide the actual distance by the scale factor: \[ \frac{1.5 \text{ miles}}{0.5 \text{ miles/cm}} = 3 \text{ cm} \] Therefore, the distance between Suzie's house and her school on the map is 3 cm. Now, imagine Suzie drawing a little dotted line from her house to the school on her map. Not only does she understand the distance she has to travel, but she also gets to practice her map-reading skills! Who knew that a simple walk could turn into an adventurous journey in geography?