Question

On a map, 1 inch equals 20 miles. two cities are 135 miles apart.what is the distance between the two cities on the map?

Answer 1

On the map, a distance of 20 miles are represented by 1 inch .

So distance of 1 mile is represented by

`(1)/(20) inch`

And therefore, distance of 135 miles are represented by

`135* (1)/(20) = (135)/(20) = 6.75 inches`