Question

On map of a forest trail, 1 centimeter represents 200 meters . What is the distance , in kilometers, to a rest stop that is two-thirds of the way down the trait, the trail measures 15 centimete on the map? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

Answer 1

Answer:

  A)  2

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale is 1 cm to 0.2 km, so the (2/3)(15 cm) = 10 cm distance on the map corresponds to 10(0.2 km) = 2 km on the ground.

The distance to the rest stop is 2 km.