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  • 09-11-2020
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Please help!! A scale on a hiking map shows at 3 inches represents 1.25 miles. What number of inches on the map represents 10 actual miles?

Please help A scale on a hiking map shows at 3 inches represents 125 miles What number of inches on the map represents 10 actual miles class=

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ajlee2003
ajlee2003 ajlee2003
  • 09-11-2020

Answer:

24 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a proportion:

3 inches/1.25 miles = x inches/10 miles

Then cross multiply

30=1.25x

Divide 1.25 on both sides

x=24

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