document.write( "Question 847161: if 1/3 inch on a map represents 50 miles, how far apart are two cities that are 2 inches apart?
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Hello,
\n" ); document.write( "There are a couple ways to solve this. I'll show you one way:
\n" ); document.write( "Let's find how many 1/3rds are there in 2 inches.
\n" ); document.write( "2 divided by 1/3
\n" ); document.write( "2/1/3 can be written as:
\n" ); document.write( "2 times 3 = 6
\n" ); document.write( "Now multiply 6 times 50 and we get:
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\n" ); document.write( "Make sense?
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