On a road map the distance between two cities is 2.5 in the map scale is 1 inch:30 miles what is the actual distance between the cities

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Answer:

75 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Step up a portion.  Here, 1 in is to 2.5 in as 30 mi is to x mi

1/2.5 = 30/x

Now solve for x by cross multiplying

x = 75