Question

There are two different maps of ohio. The scale on the first map is 1 cm to 10 km. The distance from cleveland to clncinnati is 40 cm. The scale on the second map is 1 to 50 km what is the distance from cleveland to cincinnati on the second map explain your reasoning

Answer 1

1. To answer this question we must keep on mind that we already have the distance from Cleveland to Cincinnati.

2. They tell us that it is 40 centimeters on the first map.

3. If on the first map $1cm = 10km$ then:

$40cm = 10km * 40 = 400km$

4. Then the distance from Cleveland to Cincinnati is 400 kilometers.

5. On the second map $1cm = 50km$

6. Then we want to know how many centimeters represents 400 kilometers on the second map. Therefore:

$400/50= 8$

 The answer is: 8 centimeters.