A map has a scale of 1 cm : 15.5 km. Two cities are 2.3 cm apart on the map. To the nearest tenth of a kilometer

Question

what is the actual distance corresponding to the map distance?

Answer 1

You have to take the map (paper) distance and multiply by 15.5, and call the answer in kilometers.

The 2.3 cm corresponds to 35.65 km.