document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168793>Question 1168793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The scale on a map is 1 inch to 3 miles. If the distance between two points is 6 inches, what proportion should you use to find the actual distance? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1 inch)/(3 miles) = (6 inches)/(x miles)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 = 6/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*x = 3*6 ... cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Six inches on the map represent 18 miles in real life.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the proportion 1/3 = 6/x is one way of many other options to solve this problem. You could apply the reciprocal to both sides to get the same thing. Or you could have 1/6 = 3/x and you'd get the same answer. <BR>\n" );
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