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Study Figure 1, a satellite illustration showing Super Typhoon Phanfone.

Figure 1: Satellite illustration showing Super Typhoon Phanfone.

On the image, a scale bar shows that 1 cm represents 24 km in the real world. Along the line X−YX-YX−Y, the diameter of the eye of Super Typhoon Phanfone (the distance across the clear center from one eyewall boundary to the other) measures exactly 3.25 cm.

Calculate the real-world diameter of the eye of Super Typhoon Phanfone.

You must show your workings.

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