Question

the scale on a map of Virginia shows that 1 inch represents 30 miles. the actual distance from Richmond, Va, to washington, D.C., is 110 miles. on the map, how many inches are between the two cities?

Answer 1

ok, I think that the best approach for this task would be like this: given that the scale on the map is 1 inch is to 30 miles. Then, let x inches represent 110 miles. Then x = 110 / 30 = 3.67 inches. Therefore, the answer is: the distance on the map from Richmond, VA, to Washington DC is 3.67 inches. Hope I helped! :) Let me know if I can help you more. Cheers!

Answer 2

The map distance between Richmond, Virginia to Washington, DC is 3.67 inches.

Further explanation

From the problem above we get this information:

The scale is = 1 inch represent 30 miles = 1:30

The actual distance between Richmond, Virginia to Washington DC is 110 miles

To find the distance on the map, we will use the proportional relationship

Write a proportion using the scale as a unit rate.

$\frac{actual distance}{map distance} = \frac{30}{1} = \frac{110}{x}$

x is the distance on the map, use the proportion to find the distance

$x = \frac{110}{30} = 3.67$

So, on the map the distance between the two cities is 3.67 inches.

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Keywords: actual distance, map distance, proporsional relationship