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The scale of a map says that 6cm represents 15 km. what distance on the map represents an actual distance of 6 kilometres ​

The scale of a map says that 6cm represents 15 km. what distance on the map represents an actual distance of 6 kilometres ​
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the scale of a map says that 6cm represents 15 km. what distance on the map represents an actual distance of 6 kilometres ​

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2.4 cm

Explanation:


(6)/(15) = (x)/(6) \\ \\ 15x = 6 * 6 \\ \\ 15x = 36 \\ \\ x = (36)/(15) \\ \\ x = 2.4

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