The scale of a map is 1 cm : 76 km. What is the actual distance between two towns that are 5 cm apart on the map?

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Answer:

Actual distance = 380 km

Explanation:

5 x 76 = 380 km

If 1 cm = 76 km then you just have to do 5 cm x 76.

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The towns would be 380 km apart. You find this by multiplying the scale accordingly (in this case 5*76)

Kabal answered Feb 3, 2020

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