document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259823>Question 259823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a scale of a map is 1/3 inch equals one mile, how long is a straight road that is one and one-half inches on the map? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191286 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=191286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> create a proportion like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{{(1/3)/1 = (3/2) / x}}}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 3 to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we have 4.5 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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