SOLUTION: Luis is using a map with a scale of 1 inch:4 miles. He wants to hike from the high point to low valley. The distance on the map is 0.6 inches. What is the actual distance?
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Question 698581: Luis is using a map with a scale of 1 inch:4 miles. He wants to hike from the high point to low valley. The distance on the map is 0.6 inches. What is the actual distance?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.6/1=X/4 CROSS MULTIPLY.
X=.6*4
X=2.4 MILES.
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