SOLUTION: As shown on a travel map, one route measures 5 and 1/8 inches and the other 5 and 1/2 inches. If 1 inch represents 80 miles, how many miles difference in distance is there between

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Question 21541: As shown on a travel map, one route measures 5 and 1/8 inches and the other 5 and 1/2 inches. If 1 inch represents 80 miles, how many miles difference in distance is there between the two routes?
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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11%2F2-41%2F8
44%2F8-41%2F8
3%2F8x80%2F1
240%2F8
30
Hence there is 30 miles difference between the two routes.