Two wells are 500 km apart. Find the distance between them on a map with a scale of 1 cm = 10 km.

500 cm

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50 cm

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Solution

The correct option is C 50 cm
Scale: 1 cm = 10 km
$∴ 1 km = \frac{1}{10} cm$

Actual distance between the two wells = 500 km
Therefore, distance on map
$= 500 \times \frac{1}{10} = 500 \div 10 = 50 cm$

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