The scale on a map is 0.5 centimeters = 3 kilometers. On the map, town B is 12.5 centimeters away from town A. what is the actual distance between the towns?

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SageMage · Answer 1 · 2021-06-21T08:12:47+0000

Answer:

75 Km

Explanation:

we know that

The scale on a map is

$0.5\ cm = 3\ Km$

That means

0.5 cm on a map represent 3 Km in the actual

so

using proportion

Find out the actual distance between the towns, if the distance on the map is 12.5 cm

$(0.5)/(3)\ (cm)/(km)=(12.5)/(x)\ (cm)/(km)\\\\x=3(12.5)/0.5\\\\x=75\ km$