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P. The legend on a map indicates 1/2 inch = 16 niles. If two towns are 88 miles apart, how far part are they on the map?
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P. The legend on a map indicates 1/2 inch = 16

niles. If two towns are 88 miles apart, how far
part are they on the map?

User Malte Schledjewski
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so if 1/2 inches = 16 miles then 1 inch = 32 mi

now we can divide 88 by 32 to find how far apart they are in inches on the map

88 / 32 = 2.75 inches
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