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 3 cm : 1.5 km

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the multiplier

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

Step2: Calculate the actual length of the waterfall - trail

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

Answer:

1. 0.5
2. 3