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On a road map, the distance between 2 cities is 2.5 inches. The map scale is 1 inch: 30 miles. What is the actual distance between the cities?

On a road map, the distance between 2 cities is 2.5 inches. The map scale is 1 inch: 30 miles. What is the actual distance between the cities?
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On a road map, the distance between 2 cities is 2.5 inches. The map scale is 1 inch: 30 miles. What is the actual distance between the cities?

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User Lee Baldwin
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Answer:

75 miles.

Explanation:

By proportion the actual distance is 2.5 * 30

= 75 miles


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