Question

A scale on a map shows that 2.5 centimeters represent 15 kilometers.

What number of actual kilometers are represented by 17.5 centimeters on the map?

Answer 1

cm for centimeters, km for kilometers.

If 2.5cm → 15 km, then

17.5 cm → x km

x= (15km*17.5cm)/(2.5cm)=105 km

Explanation: