SOLUTION: The length of Mississippi River is 3,730 km. What is the scale of the map if the length of Mississippi River on the map is 37.3 cm. (1 km=1000m, 1m=100 cm)
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Question 1053467: The length of Mississippi River is 3,730 km. What is the scale of the map if the length of Mississippi River on the map is 37.3 cm. (1 km=1000m, 1m=100 cm)
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3730 km/37.3 cm=100km/cm, or 100 kilometers per centimeter. ☺☺☺☺
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