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A map distance of 5 inches represents 200 miles of actual distance. Suppose the distance between two cities on the map is 7 inches. What is the actual distance between the two cities? Write the rule you used to find the actual distance.

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The actual distance is 280. To find the answer you find the unit rate which is 1/40 (1 inch for 40 miles) then multiply the given number (7) by the unit rate (40).
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