document.write( "Question 620942: The distance between two cities is 18 kilometers. How far apart should the cities be on a map with a scale of 1/2 centimeter = 3 kilometers? and that's all it says. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #390546 by matt501823(7)\"\" \"About 
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Solved by pluggable solver: SUBSTITUTION solver -- compute expression given values
Your Result:

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  • Graphical form: \"18%2F3\" simplifies to \"6\"
  • Text form: 18/3 simplifies to 6
  • Cartoon (animation) form: \"simplify_cartoon%28+18%2F3+%29\"
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( 18/3 )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Look at \"highlight_red%28+18+%29%2Fhighlight_red%28+3+%29\".
Factors 18 and 3 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 3. Reducing fraction.
It becomes \"highlight_green%28+6+%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+1+%29\".
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Look at \"6%2Fhighlight_red%28+1+%29\".
Remove extraneous '1' from product \"highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29\"
It becomes \"6\".
Result: \"6\"
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Universal Simplifier and Solver

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Done!

\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2A0.5cm=3cm\". Thus, the two cities should be 3 cm apart on the map. \n" ); document.write( "
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