Oak grove and salem are 87 mi from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 5in: 29mi

Question

asked Jan 20, 2018 191k views

1 Answer

Lancerex · Answer 1 · 2018-01-25T02:12:19+0000

ratio and prooprtion

scale:actualdistance=5in:29mi
so
5:29=?:87
5/29=?/87
times both sides by 87
435/29=?
15=?

they would be 15in apart