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At a national park, a path travels 2 miles from the front entrance to the picnic area in the back. On a map with a scale of 2 inches : 1 mile, what is the distance between the main entrance and the picnic area?

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we know that

the scale is

2 inches : 1 mile

That means

2 inches on a map, represents 1 mile in the actual

Applying proportion

2/1=x/2

solve for x

x=2*2

x=4 inches

The answer is 4 inches

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