SOLUTION: The distance between City A and City B is 250 mile. On a certain wall map, this is represented by a length of 1.2 feet. On the map, how many feet would there be between City C and

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Question 955080: The distance between City A and City B is 250 mile. On a certain wall map, this is represented by a length of 1.2 feet. On the map, how many feet would there be between City C and City D, two cities that are actually 550 miles apart?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=number of feet:
1.2ft%2F250mi=x%2F550mi
1.2ft%28550mi%29=250mi%28x%29
1.2ft%28550mi%29%2F250mi=x
2.64ft=x ANSWER:The distance between City C and City D would be 2.64 feet.