Question

The distance between the school and the airport on a map is 7.25 cm. The scale of the map is 1 cm: 12 m. What is the actual distance between the school and the airport?

Answer 1

Answer: 87m

Explanation:

This problem can be solved by using a simple ratio and proportion.

The way you figure this out is:

Model = 12 m/ 1 cm = x/7.25 cm

Solve for x and you should receive this answer:

x = 87 m

Hope I helped :P