Answer:
The actual distance between towns on the map is 350 kilometers
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The scale on the map is [tex]1:5,000,000[/tex]
That means
1 cm on the map represent 5,000,000 cm in the actual
Remember that
[tex]1\ km=1,000\ m[/tex]
[tex]1\ m=100\ cm[/tex]
[tex]1\ km=100,000\ cm[/tex]
Convert cm to Km
Divide by 100,000
[tex]5,000,000\ cm=5,000,000/100,000=50\ km[/tex]
so
[tex]1:5,000,000=\frac{1}{50}\ \frac{cm}{Km}[/tex]
That means
1 cm on the map represent 50 Km in the actual
so
7 cm apart on the map
Multiply by 50
[tex]7(50)=350\ Km[/tex]
therefore
The actual distance between towns on the map is 350 kilometers
