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On a map, the scale is 1 inch = 125 miles. What is the actual distance between two cities if the map distance is 4 inches?

Answer 1

#"500 miles"#

We are told that

#"1 inch = 125 miles"#

meaning if the distance between two points on the map is #1# inch, then it's #125# miles in real life. However, the map distance between the two cities is #4# inches, therefore it is

#"4 inches" xx "125 miles"/"1 inch" = "500 miles"#

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Answer 2

Eva Abramson

The actual distance between the two cities is 500 miles.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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