Question

A map of Australia has a scale of 1 cm : 110 km. If the distance between Darwin and Alice Springs is 1444 kilometers, how far apart are they on the map, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter?

Answer 1

1cm:110km
1444km/110km=13.12
They would be 13.12cm apart on the map

Answer 2

Distance between Darwin and Alice Springs on map to the nearest tenth is 13.13 cm.

Explanation:

Given : A map of Australia has a scale of 1 cm : 110 km.

To Find :. If the distance between Darwin and Alice Springs is 1444 kilometers, how far apart are they on the map, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter?

Solution:

Distance between Darwin and Alice Springs = 1444 kilometers

Since 110 km = 1cm

So, 1 km =
`(1)/(110)cm`

1444 km =
`(1)/(110) * 1444 cm`

1444 km =
`13.127 cm`

Distance between Darwin and Alice Springs on map is 13.127 cm

Distance between Darwin and Alice Springs on map to the nearest tenth is 13.13 cm.