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The scale on a map reads 2 inches = 5 miles. What is the actual distance between two cities on the map that are 6.5 inches apart?

User Cnluzon
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Answer: 16.25 miles

Explanation:

2 inches=5 miles

6.5 inches=

6.5*5=32.5

32.5/2=16.25

User Abhinav Sarkar
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Answer

16.25 miles is your answer

Step-by-step explanation:

so for every 2 inces is 5 millesyou divide 6.5 by two then multiplie you answer by 5.

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User Sunil Chaudhary
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