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On a map with a scale of 1:500 000, a coffee plantation covers an area of 20 cm^2 . Find the actual area of the...

On a map with a scale of 1:500 000, a coffee plantation covers an area of 20 cm^2 . Find the actual area of the plantation I hectares.

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joseph
1 cm^2 : 500 000 x 500 000 cm^2
1cm^2 : 250000000000 cm^2
20 cm^2: x
X =20 x 250000000000 cm^2
X= 500000000000cm^2
Divide by 100000000cm^2 to convert it to hectares
X= 50000 hectares

joseph rimiru answered the question on September 29, 2017 at 16:31

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