The scale of a map is 1:3000000 What is the actual distance between the two towns if - Maths - Ratio and Proportion

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The scale of a map is 1:3000000 What is the actual distance between
the two towns if they are 3 cm apart on the map ? pls give us the
formula and explanation

Rishabh Mittal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student ,
Please find below the solution to the asked query :

Scale represents 1 cm=3000000 cm=3000 m=3 km 
Formula to calculate actual distance :-Actual Distance=3×Distance on map km Actual Distance between two towns=3×3=9 km 
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The scale of a map is 1:3000000 . What is the actual distance between the two towns if they are 3 cm apart on the map ? pls give us the formula and explanation