Question

In Danville, the only hospital does not have an emergency room for badly injured patients. Patients with serious injuries are taken to the emergency room in Richmond, 9.8 miles away. On a map of the area, these two hospitals are 2 inches apart. What scale does the map use? Write your answer as a decimal or whole number.
1 inch = _ Miles

Answer 1

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