Question

On a world globe, the distance between Cityy A and City B. two cities that are actually 10,890 kilometers apart in 13.9 inches The actual distance between City C and Chy Dis 1550 kilometers this globe? Clly C and City Daro (19|nches apart on the globo (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed) Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer Clear All All parts showing

Answer 1

To find the distance between city C and D on the on the globe we can use the rule of three:

$\begin{gathered} 10890\rightarrow13.9 \\ 1550\rightarrow x \end{gathered}$

then:

$x=\frac{1550\cdot13.9}{10890}=2$

Therefore the distance between the cities is 2 inches.