Question

Thomas is drawing a map of his city's walking trails. On the map, 5 cm is equal to 2 miles. If a trail is 22.5 cm on the map, how long is the trail in real-life?

Answer 1

9 miles

Explanation:

Given that :

Given that:

On map:

5cm = 2 miles

If a map trail = 22.5cm

Length of trail in real life :

(22.5 cm / 5cm) * 2miles

4.5 * 2 miles = 9 miles

The trail is 9 miles in real life