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1 August, 22:40

The distance between two cities on a map is 18 cm. What is the actual distance between the cities if the map is drawn at a scale of 1:500,000?

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  1. 1 August, 22:58
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    18 cm = 0.18 m.

    Actual distance = 500,000*0.18 m = 90,000 m = 90 km.

    (actually someone's earlier answer of 9000000 would have been acceptable if units in cm were included)
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