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the distance between Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona is about 14 miles. On a map, this distance spans 3.5 inches. what is the scale of the map

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The scale of the map is 4:1. This is found by dividing 14 by 3.5. This means that every inch on the map is 4 miles long.

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4 because 14 / 3.5 sorry again
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