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The distance between two towns in a map is 6 cm. The actual distance between two towns is 48 km. What is the scale on the map

A. 1 cm : 6 km

B. 1 cm : 7 km

C. 1 cm : 8 km

D. 1 cm : 9 km

User Peacetype
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c. 1 cm:8 km because
6:48=1:8

User Mudassir Razvi
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the answer is C because simplifying 6:48 would be 1:8.
hope this helps

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