document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847364>Question 847364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a map that has a scale of 1:6500, a measured distance of 5.35 inches represents an actual distance of feet and miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "inch/miles = 1/6500 = 5.35/x<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply.  x = 5.35 * 6500 = 34775 miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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