Question

Using the scale given 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map. What is their actual distance (km) between the two cities?

Answer 1

The answer is 192km!

Answer 2

They are 192 km apart.

Explanation:

? = unknown value

We can use the equation

? km = ?cm * 8

Or ratio

1/8 (What do you multiply 1 by to get to 8? 8. 1 is how many cm there are so if there are 24 cm then we multiply that by 8 as well.)

We have to multiply 24cm by 8 because of the ratio 1:8, 24 times 8 is 192.