document.write( "Question 946829: the scale on a map is 1 inch: 30 miles. Two cities on the map are 4.5 inches apart. what is the actual distance between the two cities? \n" ); document.write( "

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1 inch is to 30 miles as 4.5 inches is to X.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F30=4.5%2FX\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=4.5%2830%2F1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=135\"$
\n" ); document.write( "135 miles \n" ); document.write( "

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