SOLUTION: On a map whose scale is 5cm to 1km, the distance between two road junctions is 4cm.what would be the distance between the two road junctions on another map whose scale is 3cm to 1k

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Question 1125640: On a map whose scale is 5cm to 1km, the distance between two road junctions is 4cm.what would be the distance between the two road junctions on another map whose scale is 3cm to 1km?
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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The second map scale is 3:5 times the original.
3/5 * 4 = 2.4cm