document.write( "Question 594118: The scale on a map is 2 cm: 21 Km . Find the actual distance for the following map distances.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2/21 = 9/x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 21*9\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the actual distance that 9 cm represents is 94.5 km
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