A scale on a map shows that 3 centimeters = 10 kilometers. What number of centimeters on the map represents an actual distance of 25 kilometers ?

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given : 

10 km = 3cm 

Now, for 1 km

1 km = 3/10

For 25 km : 

25 km = 3/10 × 25

= 7.5 cm

 

Therefore, 25 km distance will be of 7.5 cm length on map.