Answer :

It is given that

[tex]1\text{ in = 440 ft}[/tex]

To find the number of inches representing 2 miles:

Remember that

[tex]\begin{gathered} 1\text{ mile = 5280 fe}et\text{ } \\ \therefore \\ 2\text{ miles = 10560 feet} \end{gathered}[/tex]

By interpolating,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{If}, \\ 1\text{ inch = 440 fe}et \\ \text{and,} \\ x\text{ inches = 10560 fe}et \end{gathered}[/tex]

Then,

[tex]\begin{gathered} x=\frac{10560\times1}{440} \\ x=24 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, we can conclude that 24 inches will represent 2 miles.

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