SOLUTION: if 1/3 inch on a map represents 50 miles, how far apart are two cities that are 2 inches apart?

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Question 847161: if 1/3 inch on a map represents 50 miles, how far apart are two cities that are 2 inches apart?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
There are a couple ways to solve this. I'll show you one way:
Let's find how many 1/3rds are there in 2 inches.
2 divided by 1/3
2/1/3 can be written as:
2 times 3 = 6
Now multiply 6 times 50 and we get:
300 miles
Make sense?
RJ
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