SOLUTION: 125m on the ground corresponds to 2.5 cm on a map. What is the actual distance between two objects if, on the map, they are 4.2 cm apart?
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Question 1014775: 125m on the ground corresponds to 2.5 cm on a map. What is the actual distance between two objects if, on the map, they are 4.2 cm apart?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
125m on the ground corresponds to 2.5 cm on a map. What is the actual distance between two objects if, on the map, they are 4.2 cm apart?
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Use a proportion::
actual/map = actual/map
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a/4.2 = 125/2.5
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a = 4.2[125/2.5]
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a = 4.2[50]
a = 210 m
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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