SOLUTION: The scale on a map indicates that 1 inch on the map corresponds to an actual distance of 105 miles. Two cities are 4.5 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance betwee
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Question 530214: The scale on a map indicates that 1 inch on the map corresponds to an actual distance of 105 miles. Two cities are 4.5 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance between the two cities?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/105 = 4.5/x
1x = 105*4.5
x = 472.5
So the two cities are 472.5 miles apart.
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