Asked by alex

The distance between the library and the grocery store is 4 centimeters on the map. The actual distance is 12 kilometers. What is the scale of the map?
1 centimeter = 3 kilometers
1 centimeter = One-third kilometer
4 centimeters = 1 kilometer
12 centimeters = 1 kilometer

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
1 centimeter = 3 kilometers

Explanation: 12 km ÷ 4 cm = 3 km per cm, so each centimeter on the map represents 3 kilometers.