SOLUTION: The scale on a map indicates that 1.5 centimeters represent 200 miles .if the distance on the map between Norfolk, Virginia , and Atlanta, Georgia , measures 2.4 centimeters , ho
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Question 354088: The scale on a map indicates that 1.5 centimeters represent 200 miles .if the distance on the map between Norfolk, Virginia , and Atlanta, Georgia , measures 2.4 centimeters , how many miles apart are the cities ?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
direct proportion
1.5/2.4 = 200/x
x=2.4*200/1.5
x=320 miles
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