Question

the scale on a map is 0.5 centimeters = 3 kilometers. On the map, town B is 12.5 centimeters away from town A. what is the actual distance between the towns?

Answer 1

Answer:

75 Km

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale on a map is

$0.5\ cm = 3\ Km$

That means

0.5 cm on a map represent 3 Km in the actual

so

using proportion

Find out the actual distance between the towns, if the distance on the map is 12.5 cm

$\frac{0.5}{3}\ \frac{cm}{km}=\frac{12.5}{x}\ \frac{cm}{km}\\\\x=3(12.5)/0.5\\\\x=75\ km$