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On a road map of Virginia, the distance from Alexandria to Roanoke is 7.6 cm. If the map scale is 2 cm=80km What is the actual distance between the cities?

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Answer:

304 km

Explanation:

2 cm = 80 km

1 cm = 80/2

= 40 km

7.6 cm = 40×7.6 km = 304 km

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