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On a map, 1 inch equals 11.2 miles. Two houses are 3.5 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance between the houses? Show how you can represent the scale with two different ratios. What ratio is more helpful for solving the problem? Explain.

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Answer:39.20 miles

Step-by-step explanation:first sense 1 inch equals 11.2 miles and the houses are 3.5 inches apart just do 11.2 multiplied by 3.5 and theirs your answer

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