What is the scale of a map if 1 cm on a map represents 20 km in real life.

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VAO · Answer 1 · 2020-12-12T08:04:56+0000

Answer:

1 : 2,000,000

Explanation:

1cm : 20 km (recall 1 km = 100,000 cm)

1cm : 20 x 100,000 cm

1cm : 2,000,000 cm

hence scale is 1 : 2,000,000