
Gabby G.
asked 10/30/197th Grade math question
he actual distance between two cities is 1,200 miles, how many inches apart will the two cities be on a map
1 Expert Answer

Mark H. answered 10/30/19
Tutoring in Math and Science at all levels
You will need to know the scale of the map. This will be marked on it somewhere.
Suppose the map has a scale of 1" = 1000 miles. If you have a distance of 1200 miles, then the distance on the map will be 1200 / 1000 = 1.2 inches.
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Mark M.
What is the scale of the map?10/30/19