Question

On a map that shows the location of movie stars' houses, two Hollywood actors' houses are 8 centimeters apart. If the map uses a scale of 2 centimeters = 1 kilometer, how far apart are the actors' houses in real life?

Answer 1

Answer

The actors' houses in real life will be 4 kilometers apart.

Explanation

If the two Hollywood actors' houses are 8 centimeters apart, and the map uses a scale of 2 centimeters = 1 kilometer, then the actors' houses in real life will be

$\frac{8\text{ centimeters }\times1\text{ kilometer}}{2\text{ centimeters}}=4\text{ kilometers}$