If you look at a state map with a representative fraction scale of 1:500,000; th

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If you look at a state map with a representative fraction scale of 1:500,000; the straight-line distance between two cities is equal to 12.7 inches on the map. Assuming that the representative fraction scale is also in inches, what is the ground distance between these two cities in miles? To answer this question:

A. Multiply the map distance measured by the representative fraction scale

B. Convert units of measure to a more practical earth distance unit and round to one decimal point ___________ miles

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Explanation / Answer

the scale of map is 1:500000

the distance between 2 cities is 12.7 inches which would be about 32.258 cm

then 32.258 cm of map would be represent the follwing distance in real world

32.258*map scale /100000 (1km =100000cm)

32.258*500000/100000

169.29km that would be about 105.19 mile

so the distance between two city in 1:500000 would be 105.19 mile in real world.

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