Question

If 1 inch represent 60 miles on a map, then how many inches will represent 3000 miles?

Answer 1

Your answer is 50 inches.

We can find this by first writing the ratio of inches to miles as 1:60.

Then, if we know we want miles to equal 3,000, we need to divide 3,000 by 60 to know how much to multiply the inches by.

3,000 ÷ 60 = 50, so your answer is 50 inches.

I hope this helps!