SOLUTION: A map has a scale of 1 centimeter : 8 kilometers. Use the given actual distance to find the distance on the map.
27. 16 km
Any help with this equation would be <b>Greatly</b
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Question 118973: A map has a scale of 1 centimeter : 8 kilometers. Use the given actual distance to find the distance on the map.
27. 16 km
Any help with this equation would be Greatly appreciated.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you set up your proportion, make sure that similar quatities are in the numerators and denominators. Here, the numerators are 1 centimeter and x centimeters, while the denominators are 8 kilometers and 16 kilometers.
Now cross-multiply and solve:
And remembering that x was expressed in centimeters in the original equation, so the answer is 2 cm.
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