Homework Help: math

Posted by Taylor on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 4:22pm.

two cities are 1,900miles apart. a map uses a scale of 3cm=500 miles. how many centimeters apart are the two cities on the map?

math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 4:27pm
Do this problem the same way I showed you for the last problem.

I'll be glad to check your answer.
math - Taylor, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 4:30pm
is it
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math - Taylor, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 4:38pm
hello
math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 4:41pm
3/500 = x/1900

500x = 5700

x = 5700 / 500

x = 11.4 cm
math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 4:46pm
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