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The scale of a map is 1 cm : 75 km. What is the actual distance between two towns that are 5 cm apart on the map? The distance between the cities is ? km.​

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Final answer:

To calculate the actual distance between two towns on a map with a scale of 1 cm : 75 km, multiply the map distance of 5 cm by the scale factor, resulting in 375 kilometers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the actual distance between two towns given a map scale of 1 cm : 75 km and a map distance of 5 cm between the towns.

  1. Understand the scale ratio, which is 1 cm on the map corresponds to 75 km in real life.
  2. Multiply the map distance by the scale factor to find the actual distance. Since the towns are 5 cm apart on the map, you would calculate this distance in kilometers as follows: 5 cm × 75 km/cm = 375 km.

The actual distance between the two towns is 375 kilometers.

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