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The distance between City A and City B is 250 miles. A length of 2.1 feet represents this distance on a certain wall map. City C and City D are 2.94 feet apart on this map. What is the actual distance between City C and City​ D?

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The distance between city C and city D is 450 miles.

Explanation:

Given, The distance between City A and City B is 250 miles.

A length of 2.3 feet represents this distance on a certain wall map.

City C and City D are 4.14 feet apart on this map.

We have to find what is the actual distance between City C and City D?

Now, distance between a and b is 250 miles ⇒ 2.3 feet on map

Then, distance between c and d be n miles ⇒ 4.14 feet on map.

Now, by chris cross method.

250 x 4.14 = 2.3 x n miles.

2.3n = 1035

n = 450

Hence, the distance between city C and city D is 450 miles.

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