Question

the scale on the map says 2 inches :5miles what is the distance between two cities in real life they are 9 inches apart on the map?

Answer 1

The distance between the two cities in real life would be 22.5 miles.

Using the scale on the map, find how many miles is one inch. In this case, for 1 in is 2.5 mi (5 mi / 2 in = 2.5 mi per in). Then multiply 2.5 by 9 in order to get the distance of 9 in in miles.