A scale of 1 in. to 50 mi is used in mapmaking. If two cities are 525 mi apart, how far apart will they be on the map?

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They are 10.5 inches apart

Shuttsy answered Mar 20, 2019

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This is a dimensional analysis problem:

$\frac{1\text{inch}}{50\text{miles}}*525\text{miles}=10.5\text{inches}$

Adarsh V C answered Mar 26, 2019

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