cloverl834 cloverl834
  • 19-05-2023
  • Mathematics
contestada


The distance between home and
school is 4.5 miles.On a map it
shows the distance to be 9 cm.
What is the scale?

Respuesta :

zschwartz2383
zschwartz2383 zschwartz2383
  • 19-05-2023

Answer:

1 mile : 2 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

ratio is 4.5 miles : 9

Which, if you want simplified, 1:2

Answer Link
wegnerkolmp2741o
wegnerkolmp2741o wegnerkolmp2741o
  • 19-05-2023

Answer:

2 cm is 1 mile

or 1 cm is 1/2 mile

Step-by-step explanation:

We are going  from 9 cm to 4.5 miles

9 cm * scale factor = 4.5 miles

scale factor = 4.5 miles / 9 cm

scale factor = 1/2 mile per cm

The scale is 2 cm is 1 mile

or 1 cm is 1/2 mile

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Name an organelle that you see in the plant cell that you did not see in the animal cell.
Density is the amount of _________ in a space.
You lay 5 ⅜ feet, 7 ½ feet and 8 ⅖ In decimals, how many feet of pipe did you lay total
Can u put this in your own words?
What is the function rule for the output is one-fourth the input?
What evidence have you seen of reluctance on the part of politicians, educators, and the media to talk about the segregated state of america's public schools? w
how would you reply to Strong’s arguments
Name all digits that can be the last digit of prime numbers.
When water freezes, its volume increases by 1/11 . While melting, by what fraction does the volume of ice change?
true or fulse The Panama and Suez canals connect large bodies of water.