document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709288>Question 709288</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle drawn on a map has sides of lenghts 7 cm, 11 cm, and 15 cm. The shortest of the corresponding real-life distances is 120 km. Find the longest of the real-life distances.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion to find the life distance corresponding to 11 cm:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/11 = 120/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 11(120/7) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 188.57 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion to find the life distance corresponding to 15 cm:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/15 = 120/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 257.14 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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