Theo found the driving distance from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone Park to be 448 miles. Theo used a map that had a ratio

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3 years ago

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Theo found the driving distance from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone Park to be 448 miles. Theo used a map that had a ratio

of 5 centimeters/320 miles. How many centimeters is the distance on the map? Round to the nearest unit if necessary.
4 centimeters
7 centimeters
64 centimeters
90 centimeters

Mathematics

2 answers:

Ket [755] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-07T21:04:54+03:00

Ket [755]3 years ago

7 0

Answer:

$7$ centimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale of the map is equal to

$\frac{5}{320}\frac{cm}{mi}$

so

By proportion

Find how many centimeters is the distance of $448$ miles on the map

$\frac{5}{320}\frac{cm}{mi}=\frac{x}{448}\frac{cm}{mi}\\ \\x=448*5/320\\ \\x=7\ cm$

GaryK [48] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-07T22:05:59+03:00

GaryK [48]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

7 cm

Step-by-step explanation: