Question

The scale on a map is 2 in = 75 miles if two cities are 575 miles apart how many inches apart are they on the map

Answer 1

`\bf \begin{array}{ccllll} in&miles\\ \textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\ 2&75\\ x&575 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{2}{x}=\cfrac{75}{575}`

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