I a am kinda stuck. The question is the scale of a map is 1:600000. a)the distance between 2 towns on the map is 8.7cm. What is the actual distance
8.7 * 600,000 = ?
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the actual distance between 2 towns on the map is 8.7 what is actual distance
To find the actual distance between the two towns, you need to use the scale provided in the map. In this case, the scale is 1:600,000, which means that every 1cm on the map represents 600,000cm in real life.
To calculate the actual distance, you can use the following formula:
Actual Distance = Map Distance / Map Scale
Now, let's plug in the given values:
Map Distance = 8.7cm
Map Scale = 1:600,000
Substituting these values into the formula, we get:
Actual Distance = 8.7cm / 1:600,000
To divide by a fraction, you multiply by its reciprocal:
Actual Distance = 8.7cm * (1 / 600,000)
Simplifying the fraction, we have:
Actual Distance = 8.7cm * 1 / 600,000
Multiplying the numbers, we get:
Actual Distance = 0.0000145cm
Therefore, the actual distance between the two towns is approximately 0.0000145cm.