Question

On a map, two houses are 70 centimeters apart. The scale of the map is 1 centimeter = 3.5 meters. What is the actual distance between the houses?

Answer 1

The scale is 1 cm = 3.5 m

To find the actual distance multiply the total cam’s by 3.5:

70 x 3.5 = 245 meters

Answer: 245 meters