Question

On. map with a scale of 1:75 000 the distance between a hotel and the airport is 3 cm

What is the actual distance I'm km?

a. 2.25

b. 2.5

c. 22.5

d. 25 km

please help​

Answer 1

a. 2.25 km

Explanation:

the scale on a map means how many units in the mapp corresponds to how many units in reality.

in this case

1 cm on the map = 75000 cm in reality =

= 75000/100 m = 750 m =

= 750/1000 km = 0.75 km

3 cm = 3×1 cm = 3 × 0.75 km = 2.25 km