A map has a scale of 1 in : 3 km. If the actual distance is 15 km, what is the distance on the map?
1 answer:
Answer:
5 in.
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of map distance to real distance is 1 in : 3 km meaning that 1 inch on the map describes 15 km in real life.
15 km is 5 times 3 km, so the map distance is 5 times 1 in., or 5 in.
1 in. x 5 : 3 km x 5
This is a "school math" problem where things come out nicely! Another way to look at this is with equivalent fractions.
"cross multiply"
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