Question

On a road map, the distance from City A to City B is 4 inches. The map scale is 1 inch = 20 miles. What is the actual distance, in miles, between City A and City B?
A. 5 miles
B. 48 miles
C. 24 miles
D. 80 miles

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 80 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{1}{20} :\frac{4}{y}$

1 × y = 20 × 4

y = 80