Answer:
The actual distance corresponding to the map distance is 486 kilometer.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : A map has a scale of 1 cm : 18 km. Two cities are 2.7 cm apart on the map. To the nearest tenth of a kilometer.
To find : What is the actual distance corresponding to the map distance?
Solution :
Let the actual distance corresponding to the map distance is 'x' km.
A map has a scale of 1 cm : 18 km.
Two cities are 2.7 cm apart on the map.
According to question,
[tex]\frac{1}{27}=\frac{18}{x}[/tex]
Cross multiply,
[tex]x=18\times 27[/tex]
[tex]x=486[/tex]
The actual distance corresponding to the map distance is 486 kilometer.
