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  • 26-05-2021
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The scale of a map is 0.5 inches :10 km. Find the actual distance corresponding to the map distance of 10 inches.

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  • 26-05-2021

Answer:

200 km

Step-by-step explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the actual distance:

[tex]\frac{0.5}{10}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{10}{x}[/tex]

Cross multiply and solve for x:

0.5x = 100

x = 200

So, the actual distance is 200 km

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