Math, asked by HoLeGat2019, 10 months ago

The scale on a map 1:500000
two towns are 7cm apart on the map
work out the actual distance between the towns

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Answered by AnkitBhardwaj420
7

Answer:

would help if you proofread your questions before you posted them.

Although you don't indicate your units, I assume that the ratio is 1 cm/500,000 Km.

500,000/1 = x/7

Solve for x.

If the 500,000 is actually in cm, divide x by 10,000. (1000 m in a Km and 10 cm in a m.)

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