The scale on a map is 1:5000000
Two towns are 7cm apart on the map
Work out the actual distance between towns on the map

The actual distance between towns on the map is 350 kilometers

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale on the map is

That means

1 cm on the map represent 5,000,000 cm in the actual

Remember that

Convert cm to Km

Divide by 100,000

so

That means

1 cm on the map represent 50 Km in the actual

so

7 cm apart on the map

Multiply by 50

therefore

The actual distance between towns on the map is 350 kilometers

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