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11. The scale on a map is 1: 80000. A town has an area of 37.5cm2 on the map. What is the actual area of the town in km2? * 2 points
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11. The scale on a map is 1: 80000. A town has an area of 37.5cm2 on the

map. What is the actual area of the town in km2? *
2 points

User Jackie Yeh
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The actual area of the town is 3,000,000 km².

Step-by-step explanation:

Scale = Drawing / Actual

Let x km² be the actual area of the town.

1:80000 = 37.5 / x

1 / 80000 = 37.5 / x

1x= 37.5 • 80000

x = 3 000 000
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