Question

10. On a map, the length of a nature-center trail is 5.6 centimeters. If the scale is 2 centimeters to 31

kilometers, what is the actual length of the trail? *
87.8 km
173.6 km
86.8 km
90.8 km

Answer 1

86.8 km is the actual length

Explanation:

length of the nature center trail = 5.6 cm

scale is 2 cm = 31 km

so for 1 cm = 15.5 km

the actual length of the trail = 5.6cm x 15.5 km/cm

= 86.8 km