Question

A map has a scale of 1 cm : 15.5 km. Two cities are 2.3 cm apart on the map. To the nearest tenth of a kilometer, what is the actual distance corresponding to the map distance?

Answer 1

1cm : 15.5 km
1cm x 2.3 = 15.5km x 2.3
2.3 cm = 35.65km

35.65 rounded to the nearest tenth is 35.70