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On a map, the length of a river is 4.75 in. The actual length of the river is 247 miles. What is the scale of the map?
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On a map, the length of a river is 4.75 in. The actual length of the river is 247 miles. What is the scale of the map?

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The scale of the map is for every inch it equals 52 miles. You find this out by dividing 247 by 4.75. I hope this helps!
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247 / 4.75 = 52

The scale of the river to the map is 52:1
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