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On a map, there is a scale of 9 cm : 12 kilometers. If the distance between two cities on the map is 12 cm apart, how many kilometers separate the cities?
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On a map, there is a scale of 9 cm : 12 kilometers. If the distance between two cities on the map is 12 cm apart, how many kilometers separate the cities?

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16 KM

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User Sinstein
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Answer:

16KM

Explanation:

9cm： 12KM

so 1cm = 1.3333KM

so 12cm = 12*1.33333 = 16KM

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