SOLUTION: On a map, 1/3 inch equals 15 miles. The distance between two towns on a map is 3 2/3 inches. How many miles are actually between the two towns?
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Question 352068: On a map, 1/3 inch equals 15 miles. The distance between two towns on a map is 3 2/3 inches. How many miles are actually between the two towns?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/3) /(11/3) =15/x
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x=11/3 * 15 /(1/3)
x=55*3
x= 165 miles
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