Mr.Roy drew a map of texas on his classroom wall. In the scale Mr.Roy used for the map, 2 inches represents 90 miles. If the Rio Grande is 1890 miles long, what is the length in inches of the Rio Grande on Mr.Roy's map?

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2 inches represents 90 miles

Rio Grande is 1890 miles long

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[tex]1890\text{ miles}\cdot\frac{2\text{ inches}}{90\text{ miles}}=42\text{ inches}[/tex]

the length in inches of the Rio Grande is 42