Question

Kelsey is collecting milk from dairy farms that will be taken and made into cheese.
The distance from one farm to the next is 6 miles. What is the distance between
the two dairy farms on a map with a scale of 1 inch = 2 miles?

Answer 1

Answer:

22miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:  3 inches

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Explanation:

The problem states that 1 inch on paper corresponds to 2 miles in real life, hence the 1 inch = 2 miles.

Multiply both sides by 3 so we turn that "2 miles" into "6 miles"

1 inch = 2 miles

3*(1 inch) = 3*(2 miles)

3 inches = 6 miles

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We could also solve like this

(1 inch)/(2 miles) = (x inches)/(6 miles)

1/2 = x/6

1*6 = 2*x ... cross multiply

6 = 2x

2x = 6

x = 6/2

x = 3

3 inches on paper correspond to 6 miles in real life.