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On a map with a scale of 1:50,000, two places, A and B, are 4 cm apart. Find out:
a) what is the distance between these places in reality;
b) what is the scale of the map in which these places are 12 cm apart?
On a map with a scale of 1:50,000, two places, A and B, are 4 cm apart. Find out:
a) what is the distance between these places in reality;
b) what is the scale of the map in which these places are 12 cm apart?
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