On a​ map, 1 inch equals 14.8 miles. If two cities are 4.5 inches apart on the​ map, how far are they actually​ apart?

Question

On a​ map,

1 inch equals

14.8 miles.  If two cities are

4.5 inches apart on the​ map, how far are they actually​ apart?

Answer 1

Since each inch represents 14.8 miles, you would multiply 14.8 tomes the number of inches you measure on the map.

For this problem, the measured distance is 4.5 inches.

Therefore, the actual distance between the two cities would be 14.8 * 4.5 = 66.6 miles