Question

The distance on the map between priya's house is 6.4 cm. If the scale on the map is 1 cm : 2.5 km, what is the actual distance in kilometres

let y kilometres be the actual distance

Answer 1

So you like line up the numbers, cm over km, and you multiply 2.5x6.4 and you get 16. You divide 16 by 1 and it’s 16 so the answer is 16km

Answer 2

Its distance is 16 km