SOLUTION: The Missouri Football Stadium is 12 3/4 inches from the Columbia Regional Airport on a map with a representative fraction of 1 : 100,000. How many miles apart are they?

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Question 615976: The Missouri Football Stadium is 12 3/4 inches from the Columbia Regional Airport on a map with a representative fraction of 1 : 100,000. How many miles apart are they?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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this says 1inch per 100,000 miles
s0 12 inches would be 12 times 100,000
1,200,000 miles
3/4=.75
.75 times 100,000= 75,000 miles
1,200,000+75,000=1,275,000 miles apart