Question

Find the distance between Laurel and Delmar if they are 9 cm apart on a map with a scale of 1 cm : 18 km.

Answer 1

If the ratio is 1:18, and we need to know how the other side for the ration 9:?, then we have to multiply 9x18.

9x18=162

so Laurel and Delmar are 162 km away

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