SOLUTION: The distance between two cities is 18 kilometers. How far apart should the cities be on a map with a scale of 1/2 centimeter = 3 kilometers? and that's all it says.

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Question 620942: The distance between two cities is 18 kilometers. How far apart should the cities be on a map with a scale of 1/2 centimeter = 3 kilometers? and that's all it says.
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  • Graphical form: 18%2F3 simplifies to 6
  • Text form: 18/3 simplifies to 6
  • Cartoon (animation) form: simplify_cartoon%28+18%2F3+%29
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( 18/3 )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

Look at highlight_red%28+18+%29%2Fhighlight_red%28+3+%29.
Factors 18 and 3 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 3. Reducing fraction.
It becomes highlight_green%28+6+%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+1+%29.
Look at 6%2Fhighlight_red%28+1+%29.
Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29
It becomes 6.
Result: 6

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Done!

6%2A0.5cm=3cm. Thus, the two cities should be 3 cm apart on the map.