SOLUTION: A map has a scale of 5 cm:12 km. If two cities are 17 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?

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Question 1083247: A map has a scale of 5 cm:12 km. If two cities are 17 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
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