Question

Roberto is drawing a map of his town. He wants to include a school and a hospital, which are 10 kilometers apart. What should the distance between the school and the hospital be on the map?​ IN CENTIMERTERS

Answer 1

The distance on the map is 8 cm

Explanation:

Here, we want to find the distance between the school and the hospital on the map

The scale is that 4cm to 5km

So ;

if 4 cm = 5km

Then x cm = 10km

x * 5 = 4 * 10

5x = 40

x = 40/5

x = 8 cm