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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

On Tony's map, the distance from Saint John, NB to St. John's, NL is 2121 cm. The actual distance between these two cities is 10501050 km. What is the scale of Tony's map?

(A) 1:500001:50\,000 (B) 1:2000001:200\,000 (C) 1:5000001:500\,000 (D) 1:20000001:2\,000\,000 (E) 1:50000001:5\,000\,000

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