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Basic math - If one inch= 400 miles;

2 inches = 800 miles +

1/2 inch=200 miles

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Q: Why would 1000 miles be two and a half inches on a map scale if one inch would be 400 miles?
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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


If a maps scale shows that one inch equals 400 miles what would 2.5 inches equal?

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If a map scale uses 1 inch to represent 2 miles how many inches on the map represent 12 miles?

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If a map show that 1 inch equals 400 miles what would 2 and a half inches be equals?

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How many miles are in 1000 inches?

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If a map scale shows that one inch equals four hundred miles what would two and a half inches equal?

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Which has the smaller scale A map which 1 inch equals 100 miles or a map on which 1 inch equals 200 miles?

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How may inches are in 1000 miles?

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