document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886953>Question 886953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a world globe, the distance between New York and Cairo, two cities that are actually 5619 mi apart, is 8.5 in. On this same globe, how far apart Madrid and Rio de Janeiro two cities that are actually 5045 mi apart? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/5045 = 8.5/5619<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7.6 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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