The actual distance from Washington to Fairview is 250 miles. On a map, the distance from Washington to Fairview is shown as 10 inches. What is the map’s scale?

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anonymous · Answer

@Hero

anonymous · Answer

help please

hero · Answer

Divide 250/10

anonymous · Answer

thats it ? seemed like it would be more work . lol thanks

hero · Answer

I didn't say we were done. I meant for you to do the division first. It's the first step.

anonymous · Answer

oh gosh lol sorry okay i got 25

hero · Answer

So basically the scale is 1 inch = 25 miles

hero · Answer

A clearer way to express this is to set up a proportion:

$$\frac{250 \space \text{mi}}{x \space \text{mi}} = \frac{{10 \space \text{in}}}{{1 \space \text{in}}}$$

anonymous · Answer

so for any question that resembles this one i use that to set up a proportion ?

hero · Answer

Yes, you may.

anonymous · Answer

thank you