Question

On a map, 1 inch equals 20 miles. two cities are 135 miles apart.what is the distance between the two cities on the map?

Answer 1

On the map, a distance of 20 miles are represented by 1 inch .

So distance of 1 mile is represented by

$\frac{1}{20} inch$

And therefore, distance of 135 miles are represented by

$135* \frac{1}{20} = \frac{135}{20} = 6.75 inches$