SOLUTION: If the path is 12cm on the map how many km is the actual path on a scale of 1:10,000 in cm?

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Question 73239: If the path is 12cm on the map how many km is the actual path on a scale of 1:10,000 in cm?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/10,000:12/x cross multiplying we get
x=120,000 cm is the actuial length of the path.