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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A map has a scale of 1 in. : 25 mi. Two cities are 175 mi apart. How far apart are they on the map?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use a proportion 1 inch for 25 miles so 1/25=x/175 now use cross multiplication

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hold on a sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got x=7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

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