document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097487>Question 1097487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a map, the distance between Mary's house and John's house is 9.25 inches.  According to the scale, 2.5 inches represents 5 miles. How far apart are the houses? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(distance on paper map)/(distance in real life) = (distance on paper map)/(distance in real life)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2.5 inches)/(5 miles) = (9.25 inches)/(x miles)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5/5 = 9.25/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5x = 5*9.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5x = 46.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5x/2.5 = 46.25/2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 18.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two houses are 18.5 miles apart<BR>\n" );
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