Question

The scale for a map to actual distance is 2 cm to 100 mi. The driving distance on the map between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is 5.4 cm. What is the actual distance, in miles, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas?

Answer 1

Answer: 270 miles

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that the scale for a map to actual distance is 2 cm to 100 mi and that the driving distance on the map between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is 5.4 cm.

The actual distance, in miles, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas will go thus:

= 5.4cm/2cm × 100mi

= 2.7cm × 100miles

= 270 miles