SOLUTION: On a world globe​, the distance between city A and city B is 3.375 inches. The two cities are actually 2194 miles apart. On the same globe​, what would be the distance

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Question 1093158: On a world globe​, the distance between city A and city B is 3.375 inches. The two cities are actually 2194 miles apart. On the same globe​, what would be the distance between city C and city​ D, two cities that are actually 1606 miles​ apart? Use a proportion to solve this problem.
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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Having this instruction, there is NOTHING TO DO as to write this proportion


2194%2F3.375 = 1606%2Fx,


where x is the unknown distance on the word globe in inches.


Now solve the proportion for  x = %283.365%2A1606%29%2F2194 and make the necessary calculations to get the answer in inches.

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