Question

The delivery man checks his route for deliveries.

The map has a scale of 1:250,000.
The distance between the bakery and his last delivery is 35 cm
What is the actual distance?
km.

Answer 1

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Answer:

87.5 km

Explanation:

Actual distance is 250000×35 cm = 87.5×10^5 cm = 87.5 km

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There are 100 cm in 1 m, and 1000 m in 1 km, so 100,000 cm = 10^5 cm in 1 km