Similarity, SMB-015

Towns `A, B` and `C` are marked on the scale diagram below.

The distance from Town `A` to Town `B` is 9 km.

What is the distance, in kilometres, from Town `B` to Town `C`? (2 marks)

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`3.6\ text(km)`

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`text(Let)\ \ d = text(distance from Town)\ B\ text(to Town)\ \ C`

`text(S)text(ince the diagram is to scale,)`