SOLUTION: a map is drawn to scale such that 1.5 cm on the map corresponds to 75 km in actual distance. how many cm on the map would represent the distance between two towns which are 270 km
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Question 885697: a map is drawn to scale such that 1.5 cm on the map corresponds to 75 km in actual distance. how many cm on the map would represent the distance between two towns which are 270 km apart?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5/75 = x/270
1.5*270 = 75x
405 = 75x
405/75 = x
5.4 = x
x = 5.4
Final Answer: 5.4 centimeters
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