document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025325>Question 1025325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group of volunteers is delivering holiday gifts to elderly people in nursing homes. On a map, two of the homes that will receive deliveries are 10 inches apart. The map uses a scale of 5 inches = 4 miles. What is the actual distance between the two nursing homes? How many miles? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Scale of 5 inches = 4 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 inches/5 inches x 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So actual distance = 8 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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