document.write( "Question 392193: The scale on a map is 1/4 in. = 10 miles (mi). How many miles apart are two towns that are 2 in. apart on the map? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the miles for towns 2 in. apart on the map
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion
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document.write( " |Cross multiplying to solve for x
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document.write( " 20 = .25 x
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document.write( " 80mi = x \n" );
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