Before leaving home for the town of Madison, Pete checks a map which shows that Madison is 6 inches from his current location, Gardensquare. Pete arrives in Madison 2.5 hours later and drove at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. At what scale, in inches per mile, is the map drawn?  Answers: A) 1/25 B) 1/30 C) 1/10 D) 2 E) 30
Pete covered 2.5*60= 
<gadget id="calculator">2.5*60</gadget>
<output>150</output>
150 miles which correspond to 6 inches on the map --&gt; scale in inches per mile is 6/150=1/25.   1/25nswer: 1/25.
<result>A</result>
Before leaving home for the town of Madison, Pete checks a map which shows that Madison is 6 inches from his current location, Gardensquare. Pete arrives in Madison 2.5 hours later and drove at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. At what scale, in inches per mile, is the map drawn?