Answer to Question #30035 in Algebra for bob

Question #30035

the scale on a road map is 1cm= 500 miles. if the actual distance is 1,100 miles, what is the distance on the map between the two cities

Expert's answer

We denote by xthe distance between two cities. if 1 cm=500 miles, then we can make the proportion: 1/500=x/1100. Whence x=2,2cm.

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