SOLUTION: A map has a scale of 3 cm : 7 km. If two cities are 8 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
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Question 964867: A map has a scale of 3 cm : 7 km. If two cities are 8 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A map has a scale of 3 cm : 7 km. If two cities are 8 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
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Use a proportion::
x/8 cm = 7km/3cm
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x = 8(7/3) km
x = 56/3 km
x = 18.7 km (distance between the cities)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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