A map of the city uses a scale of 2 inches = 8 miles. If the city is 24 miles wide, how wide is the city on the map?
To find out how wide the city is on the map, we can use a proportion:
2 inches / 8 miles = x inches / 24 miles
Cross-multiplying, we get:
8 miles * x inches = 2 inches * 24 miles
Simplifying, we get:
8x = 48
Dividing both sides by 8, we get:
x = 6
Therefore, the city is 6 inches wide on the map.