Final answer:
To find the length of a line segment that represents 100% when line AB represents 20%, multiply the length of line AB by 5. For instance, if line AB is 10 units long, then the 100% length would be 50 units.
Step-by-step explanation:
If line AB represents 20% of a distance, to find the length of a line segment that represents 100%, we need to calculate five times the length of the line AB. Since 20% is equivalent to one-fifth (1/5 or 0.2) of the whole, we multiply AB by 5 to get the length that would represent 100%.
Example:
If line AB is 10 units long and this length represents 20% of a certain distance, to find the full length (100%), we would calculate:
- Full length = AB * 5
- Full length = 10 units * 5
- Full length = 50 units
So, a line segment to represent the full distance (100%) would be 50 units long, assuming that line AB (10 units) is 20% of that total distance.