On a map, the length of a nature trail is 7.2 centimeters. if the scale is 1 centimeter to 25 kilometers, what is the actual len

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soldier1979 [14.2K]

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On a map, the length of a nature trail is 7.2 centimeters. if the scale is 1 centimeter to 25 kilometers, what is the actual len

gth of the trail

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xenn [34] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-07T18:20:01+03:00

xenn [34]4 years ago

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The length of the trail is 7.2 cm on the map.
The scale is 1 cm (on the map) = 25 km (actual).

Therefore the actual length of the trail is
$(7.2 \, cm)*(25 \, \frac{km}{cm} ) = 180 \, km$

Answer: 180 km