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The actual distance between two cities is 25 kilometres. What is the scale used in the map if the distance between them in the map is 5 cm?

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1 cm : 1 km

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1 cm : 5 km

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1 cm : 10 km

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1 cm : 50 km

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Solution

The correct option is B 1 cm : 5 km
Actual distance between cities = 25 km
Distance between cities in the map = 5 cm
We can calculate the scale by dividing the two measures.

25 $\div$ 5 = 5

=> The scale used is 1 cm = 5 km

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