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If 10 miles is about 16 kilometers and the distance between two towns is 45 miles, use a ratio table to find the distance between the towns in kilometers
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If 10 miles is about 16 kilometers and the distance between two towns is 45 miles, use a ratio table to find the distance between the towns in kilometers

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It's 45mi:72 km

You set up a proportion

10mi/16km = 45mi/x

multiply 16 and 45

so you are left with 720 = 10x

x = 72
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