Question

A map is drawn using a scale of 1 centimeter to 25 kilometers.

What actual distance is represented by a map length of 3.2 centimeters?

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Answer 1

3.2 cm on map represents 80 kilometers of actual distance.

Explanation:

It is given that the scale is:

1 cm = 25 km

And we have to find the distance that will be represented by 3.2 centimeters of length on the map.

Let x be the number of kilometers represented by 3.2 cm

`(1)/(25) = (3.2)/(x)\\x = 3.2 * 25\\x = 80`

Hence,

3.2 cm on map represents 80 kilometers of actual distance.