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The distance between two cities is 738 km, and they are 186 cm apart on a map. Find the real-world distance between two points that are 36 cm apart on the map. Round the answer to the nearest integer (km).

Type the final answer without the units as though you are filling in the blank: ___ km.

Answer :

The required distance be 143 km after rounding to nearest integer.

We can find the actual distance between the two cities, by using the scale of the map,

The scale is 1: (186 cm represents 738 km)

To find the actual distance between the two cities,

we can use the formula,

Actual distance = map distance ÷ scale

So, the actual distance between the two cities is,

Actual distance = 36 ÷ (186/738)

Actual distance = 142.83 km

Hence in nearest integer,

The actual distance be 143 km

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