Question

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

Answer 1

125 traffic cones

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:

`(centimeters)/(meters)=(1)/(50)=(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