on a map, three towns lie in a staight line. abbeyville is 35 miles from beanton. on the map this distance is 2 cm. the distance for abbeyvill to clarkton is 13 cm on the map. if beantown is between abbeyville and clarkton, how far in miles, is it from beantown to clarkton?

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anonymous · Answer

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A              B                   C
       2cm
              13cm

set up proportion
$$\frac{2}{35} = \frac{11}{x}$$
2x = 385
x = 197.5 miles