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  • 07-01-2022
  • Mathematics
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The distance between two cities is 87 km. What is the distance between them on a map drawn at a scale of 1:600,000?

(answer in cm)

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sqdancefan
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  • 11-01-2022

Answer:

  14.5 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance in km is ...

  (87 km)×1/600000 = 0.000145 km

Each km is 10^5 cm, so this is ...

  (0.000145 km)(10^5 cm/km) = 14.5 cm

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