Question

Map of Indiana is being made to a scale of 1/2 in:20 mi. Indianapolis is 120 miles from Fort Wayne how far apart from each other will they appear on this map

Answer 1

So if Indianapolis is 120 miles from Fort Wayne and a 1/2 inch on the map is equal to 20 miles, then you need to take 120 and divide it by 20 which is 6.

Your answer would be 6 inches.