a map is drawn using the scale 2 cm:100 mi. On the map, Town B is 3.5 centimeters from Town A and Town C is 2 centimeters past Town B. How many miles apart are Town A and TOwn C

Answer 1

Hi Kelsy, if 2 cm represents 100 miles, then 1 cm represents 50 miles and .5 cm represents 25 miles.

Town A is 3.5 cm, or 175 miles from town B.

Town C is 2 cm, or 100 miles from town B.

Then, town A is 175 miles plus 100 miles, or 275 miles from town C.

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