The distance between two cities is 87 km. What is the distance between them on a map drawn at a scale of 1:600,000? (answer in cm)

Naan asked Apr 1, 2023

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The distance between two cities is 87 km. What is the distance between them on a map drawn at a scale of 1:600,000?

(answer in cm)

Naan asked Apr 1, 2023

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Answer:

14.5 cm

Explanation:

The distance in km is ...

(87 km)×1/600000 = 0.000145 km

Each km is 10^5 cm, so this is ...

(0.000145 km)(10^5 cm/km) = 14.5 cm

Chrisdb answered Apr 7, 2023

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