To find out how far apart the two stops are in real life, we can use the given scale of the map. The scale states that 2 centimeters on the map corresponds to 1 kilometer in reality.
We know the distance on the map is 4 centimeters. To find the real distance, we can set up a proportion based on the scale:
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First, we determine how many kilometers correspond to 2 centimeters:
- 2 centimeters = 1 kilometer
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Next, we need to find out how many kilometers correspond to 4 centimeters. We can do this by setting up a ratio: \[ \text{Real distance} = \frac{4 \text{ cm}}{2 \text{ cm/km}} \times 1 \text{ km} \]
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Now we can calculate: \[ \text{Real distance} = 4 \text{ cm} \times \frac{1 \text{ km}}{2 \text{ cm}} = \frac{4}{2} \text{ km} = 2 \text{ km} \]
Thus, the distance between the next two stops in real life is 2 kilometers.