SOLUTION: on a map with scale 1:100000, the distance between Ipswich and Colchester is 20 cm. What is the actual distance between Ipswich and Colchester?

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Question 990670: on a map with scale 1:100000, the distance between Ipswich and Colchester is 20
cm. What is the actual distance between Ipswich and Colchester?

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


How far is 20 centimeters times 100,000?

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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