document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530532>Question 530532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the scale on a map of Virginia shows that 1 cm represents 30 miles. the actual distance from richmond, VA to Washington, DC is 110 miles. one the map, how many cm are between the 2 cities. round your answer to the nearest tenth.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xcm/110 mi = 1cm/30 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 110/30 = 11/3 = 3 2/3 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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