The scale of a map is 1:40000. What distance on the map represents a real distance of 5km?

Ben Gooding asked Oct 17, 2022

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Ben Gooding asked Oct 17, 2022

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Answer:

0.125

Explanation:

1=40000

x-5000

x=5000÷40000=1/8=0.125

Nasmi Sabeer answered Oct 21, 2022

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