document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334280>Question 334280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> abbotttsville and broken branch are distance 175 millas apart. on a map, the distance between the two towns are 2.5 inches. what is the scale of the map? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "175/2.5 = 70 miles per inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 70*5280*12 inch/inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1:4435200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tactical maps (tac maps) I used in Vietnam were 1:50000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The maps used on the ground are usually 1:10000 or 1:25000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "High speed high altitude aircraft use 1:1,000,000 or 1:2,500,000.<BR>\n" );
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