document.write( "Question 66217: The scale of a map reads 1:250000. Find the distance, in km, between 2 towns which are 3.5cm apart on the map. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"1%2F%282.5%2A10%5E5%29+=+3.5%2Fx\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8.05%2A10%5E5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+805000\"km apart
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