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2 years ago

According to the scale on a map, 1 inch on the map = 12 miles. How many miles are represented by 4 inches on the map?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Juli2301 [7.4K]2 years ago

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Answer:

60 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

So if 1 inch = 12 miles, you need to find 4 inches. There are multiple ways to achieve this. However ratios/proportions might be easiest.

if 1/12 = 4/x, x is the value of miles. Cross multiply so you get this:

1 4

- = - = 60 = x

12 x

If x equals 60, that means that 4 inches equals 60 miles on the map.

You could also just find an equal fraction by multiplying the top and bottom both by 4.

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