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on the map , from Denver to Chicago is 3 in . if the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles , find the actual distance

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900 miles

1) Since when we talk about linear scale drawings, Then we must consider the following ratio:


Scale=\frac{\text{measure in the drawing}}{\text{Actual measure}}

2) So let's pug into that the given data:


\begin{gathered} (1)/(300)=(3)/(x) \\ x=3\cdot300 \\ x=900 \end{gathered}

3) So the actual distance from Denver to Chicago is 900 miles

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