The Patel family looks at a map to plan their family vacation. They plan to travel from Smithville to Jonesville, which are 3 3/4inches apart on the map. Then they plan to travel from Jonesville to Clarksville, which are 5 1/4inches apart on the map. The scale on the map is 1/2 inch equals 4 miles. What is the actual distance the Patel family will travel by the time they reach Clarksville? Enter your answer in the box.

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.

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