document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330480>Question 330480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim is making a diagram of the solar system. If he draws Neptune, which is 2795 million miles from the sun, 10 inches from the sun on his paper, how far away ( to the nearest tenth of an inch) from the sun should he draw Mars, which is 142 million miles from the sun? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236955 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236955\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let M = distance of Mars from the Sun\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2795/142 = 10 inches/M\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve for M?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If not, write back. </SPAN>\n" );
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