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The length of the highway is 600 miles. If 2 inches represent 75 miles, what is the length of the highway on the map?

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Answer:

16 inches

Explanation:

The variables in this equation are miles and inches. You're given the ration 2 inches: 75 miles. Take the other factor that you are given, which for this problem would be 600 miles, and divide it by the number with the same variable, which would be 75 miles. This comes out to be 8, to which you then multiply that by the number with the variable that you are trying to find, which is two. Therefore, the length of the highway on the map would be 16 inches.

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