Question

A map has a scale of 1cm : 19km. If greenwood and Marion are 133km apart, then they are how far apart on the map

Answer 1

The two towns are 7 cm apart on the map.

Explanation:

The scale of the map is 1cm : 19km

We want to find far apart greenwood and Marion are on the map, given that they are 133km apart.

Let the two towns be x cm apart on the map.

We use proportion, to find x.

The distance on the map that corresponds to 133km on the ground should be more than 1 cm.

If more, then less divides,

This implies that:

`x = (133km * 1cm)/(19km)`

`x = 7cm`