Question

the scale for a map to actual distance is 2 cm to a 100 miles the actual distance on the map be between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is 5.4 centimeters what is the actual distance in miles between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.Show your work.​

Answer 1

Given :

The scale for a map to actual distance is 2 cm to a 100 miles.

To Find :

He actual distance on the map be between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is 5.4 centimetres what is the actual distance in miles between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Solution :

2 cm of map shows 100 miles of actual distance.

So, 1 cm of map shows 50 miles of actual distance.

Now, 5.4 cm of map will show :

$D=5.4\times 50\ miles\\\\D=270\ miles$

Therefore, distance between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is 270 miles.

Hence, this is the required solution.