SOLUTION: a map has a scale of 5cm = 14 km. if two cities are 13 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the two cities to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
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Question 275999: a map has a scale of 5cm = 14 km. if two cities are 13 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the two cities to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a map has a scale of 5cm = 14 km. if two cities are 13 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the two cities to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
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Since the scale is:
14 km per 5 cm
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We multiply by 13 cm to get our answer:
14/5 * 13
= (14*13)/5
= 36.4 km
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