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The park and school are 3 centimeters apart on the map and 15 meters apart in real life. What is the scale factor on the map?

User Abkarino
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Answer:

  • 1 : 500

Explanation:

Dimension on the map:

  • 3 cm

Dimension in real life:

  • 15 m = 1500 cm

The scale factor:

  • 3 cm : 1500 cm =
  • 1 : 500
User Peter Lindholm
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