Question

WILL MARK BRAINLIST----- A particular map shows a scale of 1 cm:5 km. What would the map distance be (in cm) if the actual distance to be represented is 14 km?

Answer 1

Answer:

2.8 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The map scale is 1 cm : 5 km. That means that 1 cm is equal to 5 km.

To find the map distance (in cm), we have to set up a ratio.

$\frac{1 cm}{5 km} = \frac{x}{14 km}$

X (the map distance in cm) is over the actual distance of 14 km.

Now cross multiply and divide.

$5x = 14$

$\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{14}{5}$

$x = 2.8 cm$

If the actual distance to be represented is 14 km, the map distance (in cm) will be 2.8 cm.

Hope that helps.