document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272632>Question 272632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance between two cities on a road map is 32 cm.  The two cities are actually 150 km apart.  The distance on the map between two other cities is 80 cm.  How many km apart are these cities? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The response from tutor @ikleyn shows one way of solving the problem using a proportion.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is a different way to use ratios or proportions to solve the problem, which I personally find easier to understand.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the two distances on the map is 80:32 = 5:2, so the ratio of the actual distance is in the ratio 5:2.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: 375 km<br><BR>\n" );
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