chaya has a map that shows the lengths of some hiking trails. the scale is shown in the drawing. what number…

chaya has a map that shows the lengths of some hiking trails. the scale is shown in the drawing. what number can you multiply each distance in the scale drawing by to find the actual distance? 0.5 what is the actual length of the waterfall trail? km 3 cm : 1.5 km

chaya has a map that shows the lengths of some hiking trails. the scale is shown in the drawing. what number can you multiply each distance in the scale drawing by to find the actual distance? 0.5 what is the actual length of the waterfall trail? km 3 cm : 1.5 km

Answer

Answer:

  1. 0.5
  2. 3 km

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the scale factor

The scale is 3 cm : 1.5 km. To find the factor to convert cm to km, we divide the actual - distance (in km) by the map - distance (in cm). $\frac{1.5}{3}=0.5$. So we multiply each distance in the scale drawing by 0.5 to get the actual distance.

Step2: Calculate the actual length of the waterfall trail

The length of the waterfall trail on the map is 6 cm. Using the scale factor of 0.5, the actual length is $6\times0.5 = 3$ km.