Question 218888: the distance between santa fe and roswell is 185 miles. If the two cities are 4 5/8 inches apart on a mpa how many inches woud represent 30 miles on the same map
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 185/30=4.625/x,,,,,,where x = # inches for 30 miles
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cross multiply,,,,185 x = 30*4.625
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x=30*4.625/185 = .75 = 3/4 inch
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check,,,,,185/4.625 =30/.75 = 40,,,,,ok
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