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

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the scale

The scale is $3\ cm:1.5\ km$. We want to find the multiplier to convert cm to km.

Step2: Calculate the multiplier

We know that if the scale is $3\ cm$ representing $1.5\ km$, then for 1 cm, the actual - distance is $\frac{1.5}{3}=0.5\ km$. So the number we multiply each distance in the scale - drawing (in cm) by to get the actual distance (in km) is $0.5$.

Answer:

$0.5$