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23 February, 15:31

The scale on a map is 1 inch equals 50 miles. On the map, two cities are 21/2 inches apart. How many miles apart are the two cities?

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  1. 23 February, 15:35
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    1 inch - - - 50miles

    21/2 inches - - - x miles

    cross multiplication ...

    50 (21/2) - - - x

    525 = x

    The two cities are 525 miles apart.
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