document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=964867>Question 964867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A map has a scale of 3 cm : 7 km. If two cities are 8 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/8 cm = 7km/3cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8(7/3) km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 56/3 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18.7 km (distance between the cities)<BR>\n" );
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