document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118973>Question 118973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A map has a scale of 1 centimeter : 8 kilometers. Use the given actual distance to find the distance on the map.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27.  16 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help with this equation would be <b>Greatly</b> appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87078 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=87078\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Acm%2F8km=x%2Acm%2F16km ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Acm%2F8km=x%2Acm%2F16km\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you set up your proportion, make sure that similar quatities are in the numerators and denominators.  Here, the numerators are 1 centimeter and x centimeters, while the denominators are 8 kilometers and 16 kilometers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now cross-multiply and solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And remembering that x was expressed in centimeters in the original equation, so the answer is 2 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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