SOLUTION: The scale of a map is 1:2,000,000. If two cities are 4 cm apart on this map, how many km apart are they really?

Question 951163: The scale of a map is 1:2,000,000. If two cities are 4 cm apart on this map, how many km apart are they really?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
convert cm to km
[ cm ] x [ m/cm ] x [ km/m ] = [ km ]
km
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Let = distance apart of the cities in km
Set up the ratio:

Multiply both sides by

The cities are 80 km apart

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