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document.write( "Use a proportion of distance to cm measure.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance/12 cm = 21 km/4 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 12(21/4) = 3*21 = 63 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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