Use the table to answer the question.
Town Town Actual Distance Between Towns
Bellstown Lewis City 120 km
Bellstown Jenkinsville 40 km
Jenkinsville Lewis City 60 km
Arturo creates a scale drawing showing these distances. If the distance between Lewis City and Bellstown is 6 centimeters on his drawing, how far apart are Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo’s drawing?
a.3 centimeters
b.12 centimeters
c. 2 centimeters
d.0.05 centimeters
To find the actual distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's scale drawing, we need to use the ratio of actual distances to drawing distances.
First, calculate the ratio of actual distance between Lewis City and Bellstown to the drawing distance between them:
120 km / 6 cm = 20 km/cm
Next, use this ratio to find the drawing distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville:
60 km / 20 km/cm = 3 cm
Therefore, the distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's drawing is 3 centimeters.
The correct answer is: a. 3 centimeters