On a map, 2 cm represents 30 mi. The actual distance between two towns is 75 mi. What is the distance between, the towns on the map? Show your work.

The distance between the two towns would be 5 cm on the map.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, think of the 2cm and 30 mi as a ratio meaning that wherever you measure 2cm on the map with a ruler, it will represent 30 mi in the real life scale.

Then, with a bit of reasoning, we can logically state that if 2cm = 30 mi, then 4cm = 60mi (if you double the 2cm, the 30mi will also be doubled) and 1cm = 15mi (if you divide the 2cm by 2, 30mi will also be divided by 2). Therefore, 75mi ( which is 30mi + 30mi + 15mi) is as much 5cm (which is 4cm + 4cm + 1cm) on the map.

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