Question

On a road map of Virginia, the distance from Alexandria to Roanoke is 7.6 cm. What is the actual distance between the cities if the map scale is 2 cm = 50 mi?

Answer 1

Answer: 190 miles/304 km

Explanation:

simplify 2:80 to 1:40

7.6x40=304 km

Answer 2

1cm =50/2=25mi
7,6 cm=7,6x25=190 mi