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2 cities are separated by 6.5 inches on a map. The actual distance between the cities is 48.75 miles. What is the map scale?

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Quickly! In order to find the answer you have to divide the miles by the inches in order to find how much each inch is worth:

48.75 ÷ 6.5 = 7.5

1in = 7.5miles.
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