Chapter 6.6, Problem 15E

To determine

To find: The actual distance from the map scale.

Answer to Problem 15E

The actual distanceis 185 kilometres

Explanation of Solution

Given information :

Consider the information provided, the map distance be 37 centimetres.

Calculation:

Assume the distance on map be $x$

distance on the map has a scale of 1centimeter:5kilometers and the distance on the map is 37 centimetres Therefore,

The equation will be-

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{1}{5}=\frac{37}{\text{x}}\\ =\text{x = 5}\times 37\\ =\text{x = 185}\end{array}$

Therefore, the actual distance will be 185 kilometres