Question

A map has a scale of 5 cm equals 8 km. If two cities are 11 cm a part on the map, what is the actual distance between the two cities to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?

Answer 1

5cm : 8km
11cm : xkm

$5x = 88 \\ x = 17.6$
The actual distance is 17.6km

Hope this helps. - M