Use the table to answer the question.

Town Town Actual Distance Between Towns
Bellstown Lewis City 120 km
Bellstown Jenkinsville 40 km
Jenkinsville Lewis City 60 km
Arturo creates a scale drawing showing these distances. If the distance between Lewis City and Bellstown is 6 centimeters on his drawing, how far apart are Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo’s drawing?

0.05 centimeters

3 centimeters

2 centimeters

12 centimeters

1 answer

To find the distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's drawing, we need to use the scale of the drawing.

Actual distance between Lewis City and Bellstown: 120 km
Actual distance between Bellstown and Jenkinsville: 40 km

Scale of the drawing: 6 cm represents 120 km

To find the distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on the drawing:
40 km * (6 cm / 120 km) = 2 cm

Therefore, Lewis City and Jenkinsville are 2 centimeters apart on Arturo's drawing.