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As Tish and Tan were traveling to their next cross country meet, they followed their progress along on a map. The map showed a scale of one inch equaling 60 miles. Their route's total length on the map is 2 ½ inches long. How far will they be traveling to the meet? Show all work and justify your answer.

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Answer:

They need to travel 150 miles to meet

Explanation:

As per map scale

one unit of map = 1 inch

1 inch of map unit = 60 miles

The total route length is 2.5 inches on map

The actual length of the route
= 2.5 *60 = 150 miles

They need to travel 150 miles to meet

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