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Distance

by sampath » Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:48 am
On a certain map, 1 inch represents 5 miles. If the actual distance between two
towns is 136 kilometers, what is the distance between these two towns on the
map?

Is the Ans: 17 inches ?

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by knight247 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:35 am
1 km=0.62m
136 km=136*0.62=84.32miles

5 miles = 1 inch
84.32miles =x

x=84.32/5=16.86≈17

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by ntripathi » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:36 am
its 16.9 something . so ya