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Los angles is about 385 miles from san francisco. how far apart should the city's be on a map with a scale of 1in=1515mil

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User Hanzgs
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1 inch=1515 miles
X inches= 385 miles
so 1515 is 3.935 times bigger than 385 miles.
meaning that 1 inch is also 3.935 times bigger than X inches.
to find X we just divide 1 by 3.935
which is: 0.254 inches
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