Question

On a map of New Mexico, 1 cm represents 45 km. The distance from Albuquerque to Santa Fe is 2 cm. find the actual distance

Answer 1

90 km

Explanation:

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Answer 2

`\bf \begin{array}{ccll} \stackrel{cms}{map}&\stackrel{kms}{actual}\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 1&45\\ 2&a \end{array}\implies \cfrac{1}{2}=\cfrac{45}{a}\implies a=\cfrac{2\cdot 45}{1}`