The cities are 14.7 inches apart on the map.
An inch on the map is 10 miles on the ground. That is what a scale of 1 in : 10 miles means.
If a distance is 147 miles on the ground therefore, on the map it will be:
= Distance on map / conversion factor
= 147 / 10
= 14.7 inches
The distance between the two cities on the map is 14.7 inches.
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