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On a map of North Carolina, Raleigh and Asheville are \"\" apart.

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Scale is \"\".

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Find the distance of cities.

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Let \"\" represents the length in miles.

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Write down the proportions.

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Solve the equation.

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\"\"              (Original propotion)

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\"\"               (Cross products)

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\"\"           (Simplify)

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Therefore, the distance between the cities are \"\".

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The distance between the cities are \"\".