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Springfield, Virginia, and New York City are approximately 410 km apart. If the scale on the map is 2 cm to 50 km, how far apart are the towns on the map?
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Springfield, Virginia, and New York City are approximately 410 km apart. If the scale on the map is 2 cm to 50 km, how far apart are the towns on the map?

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400 km would be 8 cm, if 2 cm is equal to 50 km, 10 km would be 1/5 of a centimeter. Therefore, they are 8 1/5 centimeters apart on a map.
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