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The distance between Milltown and Summerville is 3.5 inches on a map. If the map scale is 1 inch = 20 miles, what is the actual distance between the towns?
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wouldent it just be simple addition? 20x 3 is 60, and .5 is half, and half of twenty is ten, so would the distance be 70 miles? i could be completley wrong, but thats my best guess.
The beauty of math is that it is precise and we don't usually have to guess.
if 1 inch represents 20 miles,
then 3.5 inches represents 3.5*20 or 70 miles
your answer is correct but why make the multiplication so complicated?
just do 3.5 x 20
if 1 inch represents 20 miles,
then 3.5 inches represents 3.5*20 or 70 miles
your answer is correct but why make the multiplication so complicated?
just do 3.5 x 20
yeah thats true
Thank you!!!
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