document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32408>Question 32408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a map has a scale of 11/2 inches to the mile and if a distance between two points on the map is 9 inches apart, how much is that distance in actual miles?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The book says 6 miles.   why? 11/2 * 9?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #18887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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=18887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> change the mixed number to an improper fraction first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+in%2Fmi+=+in%2Fmi+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+in%2Fmi+=+in%2Fmi+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > use this relationship to find the actual distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 2/3<BR>\n" );
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