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A scale on a hiking map shows that 333 inches represents 1.251.251, point, 25 miles.

What number of inches on the map represent 101010 actual miles?

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Answer:

24 inches

Explanation:

The 10 mile distance of interest is 8 times the 1.25 mile distance that corresponds to 3 inches. Hence 10 miles will correspond to 8 times 3 inches, or 24 inches.

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