Question

The scale of a map is 1 1/4 inches = 80 miles. On that map, two cities are 4 inches apart. What is the actual distance between the cities?

Answer 1

Answer: 256 miles

Explanation:

if 1 1/4 inches = 80 miles, then 1/4 inch = 16 miles (there are five 1/4 in 1 1/4 inches, so 80/5 = 16)

there are sixteen 1/4 inches in 4 inches, and we know that each 1/4 inch is equal to 16 miles, so 16*16 = 256