You are driving from Atlanta, GA to Las Vegas, Nevada. The distance between the cities on the map is 5.4 inches. How far many miles apart are the cities in actuality?

Pamela has a 30-year, 5.75% mortgage on her $250,000 home. she has been paying on it for 5 years, and has recently hit some financial trouble. if her lender agreed to lower the interest rate on her $231,905.47 balance to 5.5%, what will her new payment be for the remainder of the loan?