document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67201>Question 67201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cities on a map are 5.5 inches apart.  The cities are actually 198 milles apart.  What was the scale used to draw the map? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47834 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47834\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5.5 inches represent 198 miles so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 inch represents 198/5.5 miles = 36 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 inch represents 36 * 5280 feet = 190080 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 inch represents 190080 * 12 inches = 2280960 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the map scale is 1:2280960\r<BR>\n" );
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