Question

Plz help w/ Geometry!!! Will give Brainliest!!!

The map shows the locations of skirmishes and battles during the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War. If the actual distance from East Point to Cartersville is 52 miles, and they are 6.5 cm apart on the map, then the scale of the map is:



A) 1 cm = 4 mi.
B) 1 cm = 8 mi.
C) 1 cm = 12 mi.
D) 1 cm = 16 mi.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\large\boxed{b.\ 1cm\xrightarrow{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }8\ mi}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$6.5\ cm\xrightarrow{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }52\ mi\qquad\text{divide both sides by}\ 6.5\\\\\dfrac{6.5}{6.5}\ cm\xrightarrow{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }\dfrac{52}{6.5}\ mi\\\\1cm\xrightarrow{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }8\ mi$