The scale of a map is 1: 10,000,000. what is the real distance between two cities if the distance between them on map is 1.7 dm.
what would be the km

17,000,000 dm (real life distance in dm)

1700 km (real life distance in km)

Step-by-step explanation:

A scale of 1: 10,000,000 (10 million) means that "1" unit (dm) in map is "10,000,000" (dm) in real life.

Hence, the real distance between two cities in real life that is 1.7 dm on map would be:

1.7 * 10,000,000 = 17,000,000 dm (real life distance in dm)

To get the answer in km, we need to know the conversion between km(kilometers) and dm (decimeters).

we know  1 km = 10,000 dm

To get the answer in km, we divide by 10,000:

17,000,000/10,000 = 1700 km (real life distance in km)