Question

A scale on a map shows that 3 centimeters represents 10 kilometers.

What number of centimeters on the map represents an actual distance of 25 kilometers?
centimeters

Answer 1

7.5cm

Explanation:

3 cm on map = 10 km

x cm on map = 25 km

Cross multiply

10x = 25 x 3

10x = 75

therefore Xcm = 75/10

thus Xcm = 7.5cm