SOLUTION: A map has a scale of 1 centimeter : 8 kilometers. Use the given actual distance on the map. 4 km Any help with this equation would be <b>Greatly</b> appreciated.No answers

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Question 119503: A map has a scale of 1 centimeter : 8 kilometers. Use the given actual distance on the map.
4 km
Any help with this equation would be Greatly appreciated.No answers from Solver 91311 please:)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281+cm%29+%3A+%288+km%29

About metric system:
1cm is %281%2F100%29m………or……..1m=100cm
1m is %281%2F1000%29km………or……..1km=1000m
So, since 8km=8%2A1000m=8000m=8000%2A100cm=800000cm
in your example map scale might be 1%3A800000
and 4+km=400000cm+ and map scale might be 1%3A400000


+1cm+%3A+8+km+=1cm+%3A+800000cm
+1cm+%3A+4+km+=1cm+%3A+400000cm