Question

You are looking at a map with a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles. If two towns are separated on the map by 6 inches, the actual distance between them is

-6 miles
-120 miles
-120 inches

Answer 1

120 miles

Explanation:

If there is 6 inches and each inch represents 20 miles, then we multiply 6 and 20 to get 120 miles between each town.

Answer 2

120 miles! 6 (inches) x 20 (miles per inch) = 120, and it is of course miles, not inches, so:

-120 miles