document.write( "Question 1083247: A map has a scale of 5 cm:12 km. If two cities are 17 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5cm%3A12km=+17cm%3Ax\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5cm%2Ax=+17cm%2A12km\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%2817cm%2A12km%29%2F5cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%28204cross%28cm%29%2Akm%29%2F5cross%28cm%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+204km%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+40.8km\"
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