Question

Ana drew a map of the Panama Canal. In the scale Ana used for the map, 4 centimeters represents 20 kilometers. The actual length of the Panama Canal is 82 kilometers. What is the length in centimeters of the Panama Canal on Ana’s map?

Answer 1

The length in centimeters of the Panama Canal on Ana’s map is 16.4 cm

Explanation:

we are given that

Ana drew a map of the Panama Canal. In the scale Ana used for the map, 4 centimeters represents 20 kilometers

so,

20 km =4 cm

now, we can find 1 km

we can divide both sides by 20

`1km=(4)/(20)cm`

now, we can multiply both sides by 82

`82* 1km=82*(4)/(20)cm`

now, we can simplify it

we get

82 km =16.4 cm

So,

The length in centimeters of the Panama Canal on Ana’s map is 16.4 cm