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The scale of a map is 2/5 inches represents 3 miles. How many miles does 1 inch represent?
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The scale of a map is 2/5 inches represents 3 miles. How many miles does 1 inch represent?

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That would be 7.5 miles. This is because 2/5 miles is multiplied 2.5 times to get 1 inch. Therefore, we multiply 3 miles by the same number to bet 7.5 miles.
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