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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thomasville and Newtown are 260 miles apart. If the scale on a road map is 1/2 inch : 40 miles, how far apart in inches will the two towns be on the map?

OpenStudy (radar):

260/40=6.5 So there is 6.5 40 mile intervals 1/2 in = 40 miles, there will be 6.5 times .5 = 3.25 inches separation on map.

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