document.write( "Question 717294: The distance between two towns on a map is 2 centimeters. The actual distance between those two towns is 235 miles. What is the actual distance between two towns that are 7 centimeters apart on the map? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2%2F235+=+7%2Fd+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2d+=+7%2A235+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+1645%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+822.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The actual distance is 822.5 mi
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