Assignment:
If lines are drawn on a map, a triangle can be formed by the cities of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Buffalo, New York. On the map, the distance between New York City and Washington, D.C. is 2.1 cm, New York to Buffalo is 2.5 cm, and from Buffalo to Washington D.C. it is approximately 2.85 cm. If the actual straight-line distance from Buffalo to Washington is 285 miles, how far is it between the other pairs of cities?
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