document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=524164>Question 524164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A road map is drawn so that 1.5 inches represents 90 miles. How many miles sdoes 1.6 inches represent? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1.6/1.5 = x/90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90*1.6 = 1.5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x = 90*1.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x = 144<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 144/1.5 = 96 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could determine the miles per 10th of an inch and then multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5 in. = 15 tenths<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to know how many miles per tenth of an inch.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we divide 90 miles / 15 tenths.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 miles/tenth of an inch<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.6 inches = 16 tenths of an inch<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6*16 = 96 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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