Question

A youth club leader plans a walk to raise money for charity. The route measures 40 centimeters on a map. The scale on the map is 5 centimeters to 1 kilometer. How long is the actual route?

Answer 1

8 km

Explanation:

A scale drawing is a reduced form in terms of dimensions of an original image / building / object

the scale drawing is usually reduced at a constant dimension

scale of the drawing = original dimensions / dimensions of the scale drawing

40 / 5 = 8km