los Angeles is about 385 miles from san Francisco. How far apart would the cities be on a map with the scale of 1in.=15mi.? If nessesary, round to the nearest hundredth
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los Angeles is about 385 miles from san Francisco. How far apart would the cities be on a map with the scale of 1in.=15mi.? If nessesary, round to the nearest hundredth
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anonymous · Answer

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mathmate · Answer

First write the given statement, with the unknown denoted by x (include unit)
1 in $\equiv$ 15 miles
x in $\equiv$ 385 miles

use proportions to convert the two statements to
$\large\frac{x}{1}=\frac{385}{15}$
Solve for x.