Question

The distance on the map between Yappy City and Quiet city is 23 cm. What is the actual distance between the cities? (5 cm : 2 miles)

Answer 1

You can write the conversion factor as an equation.
.. 5 cm (map) = 2 miles
Now, you can multiply this equation by 23/5.
.. (23/5)*5 cm (map) = (23/5)*2 miles
.. 23 cm (map) = 9.2 miles

The actual distance is 9.2 miles.