document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208049>Question 1208049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the scale of a detailed map is 1:2000. find the actual area, in square meters for 1 cm squared<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One centimeter in the map is 2000 centimeters in the field, or 20 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square 1 cm by 1 cm in the map is the square of 20 meters by 20 meters in the field,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or 20*20 = 400 m^2 actual area.\r<BR>\n" );
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