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Question 1053465: The length of a river is 480 km. What is its length on a map with a scale 1:5,000,000
answer in cm

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The length of a river is 480 km. What is its length on a map with a scale 1:5,000,000
answer in cm
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480 km = 480000 meters
= 48000000 cm
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L on the map = 48000000/5000000 cm

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