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A maps scale shows 2.5 cm = 1 km. How far are two points on the map that are 2.3 in real life

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We can use the scale of the map to determine the distance between two points on the map that are 2.3 km apart in real life.

The scale of the map is 2.5 cm = 1 km. This means that 1 cm on the map represents 1/2.5 = 0.4 km in real life.

To find the distance between two points that are 2.3 km apart in real life, we can set up a proportion:

distance on map / 1 cm = 2.3 km / 0.4 km

Simplifying:

distance on map = (2.3 km / 0.4 km) * 1 cm

distance on map = 5.75 cm

Therefore, the distance between the two points on the map is 5.75 cm.
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