The distance between two cities is 87 km. What is the distance between them on a map drawn at a scale of 1:600,000?

Brianna Schmidt

Brianna Schmidt

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2022-10-19

The distance between two cities is 87 km. What is the distance between them on a map drawn at a scale of 1 : 600 , 000?

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Miah Scott

Miah Scott

Beginner2022-10-20Added 19 answers

Step-by-step explanation:
1. Let's review the information provided to us to answer the question correctly:
Distance between two cities = 87 kilometers
Scale of the map = 1 : 600 , 000
2. What is the distance between them on a map with that scale?
For finding out the answer to this question, we need to:
A. Convert 87 kilometers to centimeters, that is the average distance measurement of the maps, this way:
87  kilometers  = 87 , 000  meters (multiplying by 10 3 )
87 , 000  meters = 8 700 , 000  centimeters  (multiplying by 10 2 )
B. Now we divide the measurement in centimeters by the scale, this way:
8 700 , 000 600 , 000 = 14.5
The correct answer is 14.5 centimeters on the map would be the distance between these two cities.

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