Asked by alex

On a map, the distance between two towns is 6.5 inches. The actual distance is 26 miles. What is the scale of the map?
1 in. = 4 miles
1 in. = 6.5 miles
6.5 in. = 1 mile
6.5 in. = 52 miles

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
26 miles ÷ 6.5 inches = 4 miles per inch, so the scale is 1 in. = 4 miles.