The scale of a map is 1/500. If the two points on the map are 4.5 cm, what is their actual distance?

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Answer: 2250cm=22.5 m

Explanation:

use proportion:

1:500=4.5:x

x=4.5*500

x=2250 cm

Copser answered Mar 25, 2020

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