Question

PLEASE HELP ME

Washington, D.C, and Baltimore, Maryland, are 2 inches apart on a map. If a scale is 1/2 inch: 6 MI, what is the actual distance between the cities?

Answer 1

.5:6=2:?

So, 2 divided by .5 is 4
6x4 is 24

So the answer is .5:6=2:24 which means the actual distance is 24 miles

Answer 2

Answer: 24 miles

Explanation:

0.5 inches : 6 miles

Form a porportion

0.5 2

___ = ___

6 x

0.5x= 12

12÷0.5= 24