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The scale of a map is 1cm: 9km. Find the actual distance for each map distance:

3.5cm
15cm

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Final answer:

The actual distances corresponding to map distances of 3.5cm and 15cm on a scale of 1cm: 9km are 31.5 kilometers and 135 kilometers, respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the actual distances for a map scale of 1cm: 9km, we use the given scale as a conversion factor. We convert each map distance to actual distance by multiplying the map distance by the scale factor.

  • For a map distance of 3.5cm, we calculate the actual distance by multiplying 3.5cm by 9km to get the answer in kilometers:

3.5cm × 9km/cm = 31.5km

  • For a map distance of 15cm, we again multiply the map distance by the scale factor to find the actual distance:

15cm × 9km/cm = 135km

Therefore, for a map distance of 3.5cm, the actual distance is 31.5 kilometers, and for a map distance of 15cm, the actual distance is 135 kilometers.

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