A road map has a scale of 1/2 inch of 75 miles the distance between two cities is 600 miles how many inches apart are they of the map

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asked Feb 27, 2020 36.9k views

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Qualtagh · Answer 1 · 2020-03-03T16:09:09+0000

Answer: 4 inches

Explanation:

0.5 inch = 75 miles

1 inch = 150 miles

2 inches = 300 miles

4 inches = 600 miles

Alternatively, you could just divide.

(600)/(75) = 8

8 x
(1)/(2) = 4

Hope that helps!