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Question 1206175: A map is drawn to the scale of 1cm: 120m. If the distance between towns X and Y measures 9.5 cm on the map, what is the approximate distance between these towns?? Provide illustration and Solution
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Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer: 1140 meters aka 1.14 km

Explanation:
1 cm on paper corresponds to 120 meters in real life.
Multiply both values by 9.5 so the "1 cm" becomes "9.5 cm".
That means 120 meters becomes 9.5*120 = 1140 meters which is equivalent to 1.14 km. Divide by 1000 to go from meters to kilometers.
Kilometers is probably the more intuitive measurement to go with, but your teacher may want you to retain the meters unit. I recommend that you ask your teacher for clarification.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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A map is drawn to the scale of 1cm: 120m. If the distance between towns X and Y measures 9.5 cm on the map, what is the approximate distance between these towns??
distance+++on+++map%2Factual+distance+=1%2F120


9.5%2Factual+distance+=1%2F120
actual distance = (9.5*120)/1
actual distance = 1140 m
Approximate distance between towns X and Y is 1140 meters.
Draw a segment on a map 9.5 cm
This represents 1140 m the actual distance