document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275999>Question 275999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a map has a scale of 5cm = 14 km.  if two cities are 13 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the two cities to the nearest tenth of a kilometer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the scale is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 km per 5 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We multiply by 13 cm to get our answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 14/5 * 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (14*13)/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 36.4 km<BR>\n" );
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