Question

the distance between Two Cities on a map is 4.125. find the actual distance if the scale on the map was 2 inches = 40 miles

Answer 1

85 miles.

Explanation:

Lets begin by figuring out the number of miles in 4 inches. Since every 2 inches make 40 miles, we can figure out that there are 80 miles in 4 inches. To figure out that .125 part, we multiply 40 by .125, to get 5. We can add 80 plus 5 to get our grand total of 85 miles.