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.