SOLUTION: When the scale of a map is 3/4 cm to 100 cm, what distance is represented by 2 1/2?

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Question 335002: When the scale of a map is 3/4 cm to 100 cm, what distance is represented by 2 1/2?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up a proportion.
3/4 is to 100 as 2 1/2 is to X.
0.75%2F200=2.5%2FX
X=%282.5%2A200%29%2F0.75
X=2000%2F3cm