SOLUTION: If a map drawn to the scale of 1.25 centimeters equals 50 kilometers, what distance does 3.5 centimeters represent?
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Question 449340: If a map drawn to the scale of 1.25 centimeters equals 50 kilometers, what distance does 3.5 centimeters represent?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.25/50=3.5/X cross multiply.
1.25x=3.5*50
1.25x=175
x=175/1.25
x=140 cm. ans.
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