Please help im just a middle schoolor!!!!! The distance between City A and City B is 250 miles. A length of 1.7 feet represents this distance on a certain wall map. City C and City D are 3.74 feet apart on this map. What is the actual distance between City C and City D?
Answer:
Distance between City C and City D is 550 miles
Explanation:
Given that:
City A and City B are 250 miles apart with a length of 1.7 feet; &
City C and City D are x miles apart with a length of 3.74 feet.
To find the distance ( in x miles) between City C and City D, we use the ratio or proportionality concept.
i.e
250 miles = 1.70 ft
x miles = 3.74 ft
By cross multiplying, we get:
(250 * 3.74) = ( x * 1.70)
x = (250 * 3.74)/ 1.70
x = 550 miles.
Thus, the distance between City C and City D is 550 miles