Question

On a map, the scale is 1 inch = 125 miles. What is the actual distance between two cities if the map distance is 4 inches?

Answer 1

`"500 miles"`

Explanation:

We are told that

`"1 inch = 125 miles"`

meaning if the distance between two points on the map is `1` inch, then it's `125` miles in real life. However, the map distance between the two cities is `4` inches, therefore it is

`"4 inches" xx "125 miles"/"1 inch" = "500 miles"`