Question

The scale of a map is 5 inch = 40 miles. If 2 cities are 15 inches apart on the map, how

many miles are they from each other?

A.) 20

B.) 80

C.) 110

D.) 120

E.) none of these

Answer 1

D) 120.

Explanation:

By proportion they are 15/5 * 40

= 3 * 40

= 120 miles apart.

Answer 2

120 miles from border to border cause if we consider the mile zero then it depends what's the areal of a city