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Find the map's scale, on which a line segment of 15 cm expresses the actual distance of 435 km between Paris and Bern.

Correct answer:

M =  1:2900000

Step-by-step explanation:

a=435 km m=435 1000  m=435000 m b=15 cm m=15:100  m=0.15 m  M=b/a=0.15/4350000=1:2900000



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