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An elementary school in Lancaster gets its school supplies from the district office, 3kilometers away. On a map with a scale of 2 centimeters: 1 kilometer, how far apart are theelementary school and the district office?

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Since 2 cm on the map represents 1 km in real

Since the real distance is 3 km, then


(2)/(1)=(x)/(3)

Where x is the distance on the map


\begin{gathered} 1* x=2*3 \\ x=6 \end{gathered}

The distance on the map is 6 cm

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