Question

Devin was looking at a map with the following scale indicator inches = 5 miles. Devin measured 4 inches between two towns on the map. What is the distance in miles between the two towns?

Answer 1

The scale given is 1/4 inches = 5 miles.

That means, 1 inch shall be;

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{4}in=5\text{miles} \\ \frac{1}{4}\times4(\text{inches)}=5\times4(\text{miles)} \\ 1in=20\text{miles} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, 4 1/2 inches shall be;

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