SOLUTION: The scale on a map is 1/4 in. = 10 miles (mi). How many miles apart are two towns that are 2 in. apart on the map?

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Question 392193: The scale on a map is 1/4 in. = 10 miles (mi). How many miles apart are two towns that are 2 in. apart on the map?
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Hi

Let x represent the miles for towns 2 in. apart on the map

Question Sets Up the Proportion

%28.25in%29%2F10mi+=+2in%2Fx+ |Cross multiplying to solve for x

 20 = .25 x

 80mi = x