Two towns that are 31.5 km apart are 3 cm apart on a map what is the scale of the map?

1cm=29.5km
1cm=9.5km
1cm=10.5km
1cm=15.5km••

How did you get that answer?

I'm really sure it's C notD because I divided 31.5km by 3 and I got 15.5km

I mean I got 10.5

Yes, C is right.

To determine the scale of the map, we need to compare the distances on the map to the actual distances in real life.

Given that the two towns are 31.5 km apart in reality and 3 cm apart on the map, we can set up a proportion:

1 cm on the map corresponds to X km in reality.

3 cm on the map corresponds to 31.5 km in reality.

Using the cross-multiplication method, we can find X:

1 cm * 31.5 km = 3 cm * X km

31.5 km = 3X km

X km = 31.5 km / 3

X km ≈ 10.5 km

Thus, the scale of the map is 1 cm = 10.5 km.