SOLUTION: 1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches between two towns on the map; what is the distance in miles between the two towns?

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Question 1010656: 1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches between two towns
on the map; what is the distance in miles between the two towns?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches between two towns
on the map; what is the distance in miles between the two towns? 

1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches









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Cross multiply

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Divide both sides by 8

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Edwin