SOLUTION: On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 80 miles, the distance between two towns is 4 inches. If a person travels 65 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel from one town to the

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Question 400152: On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 80 miles, the distance between two towns is 4 inches. If a person travels 65 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel from one town to the other?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
scale of 1 inch = 80 miles : towns are 320mi apart
D = r*t OR t = D/r
320mi/65mph = 4.9231 hrs
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