Problema Solution
jake's map shows the distance from the Bake stars Cafe to the restaurant supply store as 3 centimeters. If the scale of the map is 1 centimeter to 8 kilometers, what is the real distance from the shop to the store?
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Let 'x' represent the real distance in kilometers.
3 : x = 1 : 8
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x = 24 km
The real distance from the shop to the store is 24 kilometers.