The scale for a map says that 1 cm is equal to 25 miles. Jennifer measures the distance between two cities as 4.5 cm. How far apart are the cities?
112.5 = 1x
1/25 = 4.5/x
Cross multiply and solve for x.
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To find out how far apart the cities are, we can use the given scale of the map.
According to the scale, 1 cm on the map represents 25 miles.
Jennifer measured the distance between the two cities as 4.5 cm.
To determine the actual distance between the cities, we can set up a proportion:
1 cm on the map corresponds to 25 miles in reality.
So, setting up the proportion:
1 cm / 25 miles = 4.5 cm / x miles
We can cross multiply to solve for x:
1 cm * x miles = 4.5 cm * 25 miles
x = (4.5 cm * 25 miles) / 1 cm
Now, we can calculate the value of x:
x = 112.5 miles
Thus, the cities are approximately 112.5 miles apart.