Question

On one map of a town , the scale from the town to the map is 12mi to 3 cm. the school is 2.5cm from the grocery store on this map. on a different map of the same town ,the scale from the town to the map is 12mi to 2cm .the school is 1.5cm from the library on that map. is the grocery store or library closer to the school?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Grocery Store

12 mi / 3 cm = x / 2.5 cm Cross multiply

12 * 2.5 = 3 * x Multiply

30 = 3x Divide by 3

30/3 = x

x = 10 miles

Library

12 mi / 2 cm = x / 1.5 Cross multiply

12 * 1.5 = 2x

18 = 2x Divide by 2

18/2 = x

9 miles

The library is closer than the grocery store.