Question

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 waterfall 6 cm parking 9 cm picnic area 3 cm ranger tower 3 cm : 1.5 km

Explanation:

Step1: Find the conversion factor

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

Step2: Calculate the actual length of the waterfall trail

The length of the waterfall trail on the map is $6\ cm$. Multiply the map - length by the conversion factor. The actual length $L = 6\times0.5=3$ km.

Answer:

0.5
3