<PRE><B>Question 72730</B>
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If janet walks 1.5km on Monday night. how many cm is the route on the map on a scale of 1:20,000 in cm

what is asked in the problem
     How many centimeter is the route on a map

Given:

 Scale = 1:20,000 cm

 Janet walks 1.5km

Representation
    Let x = janet walk in cm

Equation:

          1 km          1.5 km
       __________   =  ________
       20,000 cm          x

 
Cross multiply

         x = 1.5 (20,000)
           = 30,000 cm

Therefore 1.5km = 30,000 cm
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