Question

The distance between two cities on a map is 17 cenimeters.The scale on the map relates 5 cenimeters on the map as 30 miles on the road.What is the actual distance in miles,between the two cities

Answer 1

105 miles on map

Explanation:

Given data

Distance on map= 17cm

scale= 5 centimeters on the map as 30 miles on the road

hence

if 5cm rep 30 miles

17cm rep x

cross multiply

5*x= 17*30

x= 510/5

x= 105 miles

Hence the distance is 105 miles on map