document.write( "Question 875686: The scale of a map is 1 : 40,000
\n" ); document.write( "Sarah measured the distance on the map between the Post Office and the Bank to be 5.7cm
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B.)228 m\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C.)1.425 km\r
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