SOLUTION: The distance between two towns on a map is 6 cm. The actual distance between two towns is 48 ikm. What is the scale on the map?

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Question 569751: The distance between two towns on a map is 6 cm. The actual distance between two towns is 48 ikm. What is the scale on the map?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The scale would be in 1 cm = +x+ km
+6%2F48+=+1%2Fx+
+6x+=+48+
+x+=+8+
The scale is 1 cm = 8 km

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance between two towns on a map is 6 cm. The actual distance between two towns is 48 ikm. What is the scale on the map?
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6 cm to 48 km = 6 cm to 4800000 cm
Scale is 1:800,000