Two towns are 3.5 inches apart on a map the scale of the map is 1 inch = 24 miles how many miles apart are the two towns
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12 miles
well, 1/2 inch = 12 miles
Add that to the 72 miles represented by 3 inches, and you get 84 miles
or, as a proportion,
x/3.5 = 24/1
Add that to the 72 miles represented by 3 inches, and you get 84 miles
or, as a proportion,
x/3.5 = 24/1
It's 24 x 3.5 =84
kitty is right
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