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You have a map of Southern California. If the distance between
Mrs. Clough's house and Badger Springs middle school on the map
is 3 inches, and the scale is 2 inches represents 12 miles, how far is
the actual distance from Mrs. Clough's house to school.


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Answer:

  18 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

The map distance and ground distance are proportional.

  (distance to school)/(3 in) = (12 miles)/(2 in)

Multiplying by 3 in gives ...

  distance to school = (12 miles)(3/2) = 18 miles

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