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The scale for a map is 20 miles = 1/2 inch. the distance between two towns on the map is 3 3/4 inches. what is the actual distance between these towns? 150 miles 38 miles 75 miles 135 miles

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Lola says these two expressions have the same value. expression a expression b which explains whether lola is correct?