Question

Peyton Taylor drew a map with scale 1 cm to 10 miles. On his map, the distance between Silver City and Golden Canyon is 3.75 cm. What is the actual distance between Silver City and Golden Canyon?

Answer 1

Answer: The actual distance between Silver City and Golden Canyon is 37.5miles.

Explanation: The scale of the map is 1cm to 10miles.

That means 1cm measured on the map equals 10miles on the ground.

If the distance between Silver City and Golden Canyon is 3.75cm on the map,

The distance on ground will be 3.75 × 10 = 37.5miles