document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384274>Question 384274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a map, two cities are 1 1/2 in. apart. If 3/8 in. on the map represents 45 mi, find the number of miles between the two cities. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "miles/inches = miles/inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/(3/2) = 45/(3/8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = (3/2)[15*8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m =  180 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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