2016 Gauss 8 Problem 15

A map has a scale of 1 : 600\,000. On the map, the distance between Gausstown and Piville is 2\,\text{cm}. What is the actual distance between the towns?

\textbf{(A)}\ 12\,\text{km}\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 1.2\,\text{km}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 120\,\text{km}\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 1200\,\text{km}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 12\,000\,\text{km}

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