SOLUTION: abbotttsville and broken branch are distance 175 millas apart. on a map, the distance between the two towns are 2.5 inches. what is the scale of the map?
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Question 334280: abbotttsville and broken branch are distance 175 millas apart. on a map, the distance between the two towns are 2.5 inches. what is the scale of the map? Found 2 solutions by rfer, Alan3354:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! abbotttsville and broken branch are distance 175 millas apart. on a map, the distance between the two towns are 2.5 inches. what is the scale of the map?
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175/2.5 = 70 miles per inch
= 70*5280*12 inch/inch
= 1:4435200
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The tactical maps (tac maps) I used in Vietnam were 1:50000.
The maps used on the ground are usually 1:10000 or 1:25000.
High speed high altitude aircraft use 1:1,000,000 or 1:2,500,000.
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