SOLUTION: The distance between Buffalo, New York and Chicago, Illnois is 600 miles. On a US road atlas, this distance is represented by 10 inches. On the same atlas, the distance between Chi

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Question 104098: The distance between Buffalo, New York and Chicago, Illnois is 600 miles. On a US road atlas, this distance is represented by 10 inches. On the same atlas, the distance between Chicago and Denver, Colorado is 18 inches. What is the distance between Chicago and Denver?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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We basically have a ratio here where we can say that the ratio of 600 miles to 10 inches is the same as the ratio of x miles to 18 inches


So the ratio looks like this:

600%2F10=x%2F18


%28600%2F10%29%2A18=x Multiply both sides by 18


10800%2F10=x Multiply


1080=x Simplify



So our answer is x=1080


So the distance between Chicago and Denver is 1,080 miles