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The distance on the map between priya's house is 6.4 cm. If the scale on the map is 1 cm : 2.5 km, what is the actual distance in kilometres

let y kilometres be the actual distance

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So you like line up the numbers, cm over km, and you multiply 2.5x6.4 and you get 16. You divide 16 by 1 and it’s 16 so the answer is 16km
The distance on the map between priya's house is 6.4 cm. If the scale on the map is-example-1
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Its distance is 16 km
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