document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026986>Question 1026986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one inch on a map of Texas is 55 miles how many inches would the length of Texas (790 miles) be on the map. round to the nearest tenth of an inch\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "790*55=43450/12=3620.833=3620.9in </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #642265 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=642265\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 inch on the map is equal to 55 miles in the real world.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set up a ratio.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 inch on the map divided by 55 miles in the real world = x inches on the map divided by y miles in the real world.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio becomes 1/55 = x/y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when y = 790, this ratio becomes 1/55 = x/790\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 790 / 55 = 14.3636363636... inches on the map. </SPAN>\n" );
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