document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242118>Question 242118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me?!?!? Thanks sooo much:)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The state of alabama is about 335 miles long and 210 miles wide. what scale would you use to draw a map of alabama on 8 1/2\"x11\" paper to make the map as large as possible?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 335/11=30.45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210/8.5=24.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 30.5:1 scale is the largest you could use.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "335/30.5=10.98 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210/30.5=6.88 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The resultant map would be 6.88 by 10.98 inches.<BR>\n" );
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