SOLUTION: Jane goes for a walk.On the map it shows that she walked 5cm.Calculate the actual distance in kilometres she has walked if the scale of the map is 1:15 000.

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Question 987164: Jane goes for a walk.On the map it shows that she walked 5cm.Calculate the actual distance in kilometres she has walked if the scale of the map is 1:15 000.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
1:15000
Multiply 5 x 15000
5:75000
75000/100 = 750metres
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