SOLUTION: On a world globe​, the distance between city A and city B is 6.625 inches. The two cities are actually 4306 miles apart. On the same globe​, what would be the distance

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Question 1093172: On a world globe​, the distance between city A and city B is 6.625 inches. The two cities are actually 4306 miles apart. On the same globe​, what would be the distance between city C and city​ D, two cities that are actually 4880 miles​ apart? Use a proportion to solve this problem.
On the globe​, the distance between city C and city D is
how many inches?

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On a world globe​, the distance between city A and city B is 6.625 inches. The two cities are actually 4306 miles apart. On the same globe​, what would be the distance between city C and city​ D, two cities that are actually 4880 miles​ apart? Use a proportion to solve this problem.
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x, the unknown distance in inches on the globe

GlobeInches%2FMiles

6.625%2F4306=x%2F4880

%286.625%2F4306%294880=x
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