map of a city uses the scale 1 cm equals 50 m. On the map, South Street is 25 cm long. If there is a traffic cone at the start

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of South Street and a cone every 10 m along the road, how many traffic cones are there in all?

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aivan3 [116] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-04T19:49:42+03:00

Answer:

125 traffic cones

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the total number of meters, we can set up a proportion to find based on the ration of cm to m:

$\frac{centimeters}{meters}=\frac{1}{50}=\frac{25}{x}$ , where 'x' is the number of meters

cross-multiply: x = 25(50) or x = 1250 m

Since there is a cone every 10 m, we can divide the total number of meters by 10:

1250/10 = 125 cones

map of a city uses the scale 1 cm equals 50 m. On the​ map, South Street is 25 cm long. If there is a traffic cone at the start