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It depends on the map and the scale of the map. Some places 2 inches could mean 100 miles and others it could mean 10 feet.
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On a map 3 inches represents 250 miles what actual distance on this map is represented by a line 34 and one half inches long?
The scale is 83 1/3 miles per inch, times 34.5 inches is 2875 miles.Using decimals would introduce a slight error, so what you may want to do instead is assume a scale 1 inch = 250 miles, times 34.5 is 8625, and then divide by 3 for your actual scale. 8625/3 = 2875
Use a map scale of 2 inches 25 miles to find actual distance of 3 inches?
1 375 miles
The scale on a map is 3 in 100 mi What is the actual distance between two towns that are 9 in apart on the map?
( inches is three times 3 inches, so three times 100 miles is 300 miles
If a map scale shows 1 inch equals 400 miles what would 2 12 inches equal?
Assuming you mean "two and a half inches"? The answer is 1000 miles
On a topographic map with a scale of 1 to 100000 a distance of 14000 ft on the ground would be represented by what distance on the map?
14000 divided by 100000 = 0.14 feet, i.e. 1.68 inches or 4.28 cm
What actual distance is represented on a map by 2 and a quarter inches if 60 miles is represented by 1 and a half inches.?
90 miles
On a map if 1 inch equals 5 miles how many inches is 180 miles?
180/5 = 38 Therefore, 180 miles would be represented by 38 inches.
On a map if 1inch equal 5miles how many inches is 180 miles?
180/5 = 36 Therefore, 180 miles would be represented by a gap of 36 inches.
On a map you inch equals 100 miles how many inches would it take to show 250 miles?
250/100 = 2.5 Therefore, if one inch equals 100 miles, 250 miles is represented by 2.5 inches.
On a map if 1 inch equals 5 miles how many inches is 150 miles?
If 1 inch on a map equals 5 miles, then 150 miles is 30 inches.
On a map if 1 inch equals 10 miles how many inches is 180 miles?
It is: 18 inches
If a map scale use 1 inch to represent 2 miles how many inches on the map represent 12 miles?
It would represent 6 inches!
On a map if 1 inch equals 20 miles how many inches is 180 miles?
36 inches.
On a map if 0.5 inch equals 1.5 miles how many miles is 1.75 inches?
5.25 miles
What is the scale on a map that shows 2 cities that are 400 miles apart as 2.5 inches apart?
The scale is simply how many miles there are to an inch or how many miles are represented by an inch etc etc. To do this you divide the amount of miles or the larger amount by the inches the smaller amount. 400/2.5 = 160 . The scale is 160 miles per inch. Proof - 160 + 160 + 80 = 400 miles ---->>>> 1 + 1 + .5 = 2.5 inches
On a map if 1 inch equals 15 miles how many inches is 180 miles?
12 of them.
How many inches would it take to show 500 miles if on a map 1 inch equals 100 miles?
5 inches
