Question

Two towns that are 47.5 km apart are 5 cm apart on a map. What is the scale of the map? A)1 cm=9.1 km B)1 cm=9.5 km C)1 cm=8.5 km D)1 cm=8.3 km

Answer 1

The answer is, B 1cm=9.5 km

To solve this all you have to do is divide 47.5km by 5cm in order to get the answer of 1cm=9.5km.

Answer 2

Answer: 1cm = 9.5km

Explanation:

All you need to do is to simply divide 47.5 by 5

47.5 ÷ 5 = 9.5km

Therefore 1cm = 9.5km