A distance of 30 miles on a map is represented by a 2-inch line. If the map is enlarged to 3 times its size, what will be the scale of the enlarged map? PLEASE HELP!

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Moin Zaman · Answer 1 · 2020-07-08T06:02:46+0000

Answer:

(1)/(5)(in)/(miles)

Explanation:

we know that

The original scale of the map is

(2)/(30)(in)/(miles)=(1)/(15)(in)/(miles)

If the map is enlarged to 3 times its size

then

the new scale will be

(2*3)/(30)(in)/(miles)=(6)/(30)=(1)/(5)(in)/(miles)