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Welch Hardy

01/26/2020 · Senior High School

10. A map of the continental United States is produced such that every \( 3 \) inches on the map represents \( 1000 \) miles. If the widest point of the United States is \( 2,680 \) miles, and the map maker wants at least \( 3 \) inches of ocean on each side of the map, how many inches wide does the map need to be? 

A) \( 11.04 \) B) \( 14.04 \) C) \( 17.04 \) D) \( 20.04\) 

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Davies Powers
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5.0 (20votes)

= (2.68 × 3) + 3 + 3

= 14.04 inches

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