alyssavalerie3 alyssavalerie3
  • 25-08-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

The scale of a map is 1 : 100,000. The distance between two houses on the map is 3.2 cm. Find the actual distance, in kilometers, between the two houses?

Respuesta :

zarampa
zarampa zarampa
  • 25-08-2020

Answer:

The actual distance between the two houses is:

3.2 km

Step-by-step explanation:

Proportions:

1cm       ⇔  100000 cm

3.2 cm  ⇔  W cm

W = 3.2*100000/1

W = 320000 cm

1 km = 100000 cm

320000cm = 320000/100000 = 3.2km

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Please help I don't know what to do for number 40
find the cube root of 740
how can you tell that a fraction corresponds to a repating decimal and not a terminating decimal
what is the answer to 4 b-4=
what is the factor of both x^2 - x - 6 and x^2 - 5x + 6 ? please explain .
how do you simplify 681
The equation is:Point K is between points J and L. If JK= x^2-4x, KL= 3x-2 and JL=28, find the lengths of JK and KLbasically x^2-x-2 and how to solve that
Graph the linear equation solve for Y 3x+y=6
How do you solve sleep deprivation? And i am not trolling!
What's 32xy divided by 24yz and how do you figure it out.  The question also asks me to write it as a fraction then cancel (or reduce).