Scale of the map

Determine the scale of the map if the actual distance between A and B is 720 km and distance on the map is 20 cm.

Correct result:

M =  3600000

Solution:

M=1:X X=720⋅1000⋅100 cm/20 cm X=3600000 M1:3600000

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