Homework Help: math

Posted by alicia on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 7:36pm.

A map indicates that two cities are 160 miles apart. The scale of the map is 1/2 inch= 20 miles.
1. how many inches apart are the cities on the map.
2. Another map show the two cities has a scale of 3/4 inch =20 miles. How many inches apart are the two cities in the map?

math - Ms. Sue, Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 7:45pm
160/20 = 8
8 * 1/2 = 4 inches

I'll be glad to check your answer to # 2.
math - alicia, Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 7:51pm
Thks Ms. Sue the answer for the second part is 6 inches.
math - Ms. Sue, Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 7:55pm
Right.

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