The distance between two cities is 600 miles. On a map, they are 4 inches apart. What is the scale of the map?

Pconnell asked May 2, 2023

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The distance between two cities is 600 miles. On a map, they are 4 inches apart. What is the scale of

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Pconnell asked May 2, 2023

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Answer:

600 miles x 5280 ft/mile x 12 inches/ft = 38016000 inches

1 inch : 150 miles

1: 38016000/4 = 1:9504000

Maltiriel answered May 7, 2023

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