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The scale on a map of the United state is 1 cm =40mi if the distance between albany,N.Y. and Chicago Il on the map is 21 cm what is the actual distance between the cites

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40(21) = 840mi

The equation is y = 40x. y being actual distance, and x being centimeters.
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