Question
An elementary school in Greenville gets its school supplies from the district office. On a map of the school district, these two locations are 6 centimeters apart. The map uses a scale of 1 centimeter : 1 kilometer. What is the actual distance between the elementary school and the district office?
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Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the actual distance between the elementary school and the district office, we can use the scale provided on the map. The scale states that 1 centimeter on the map corresponds to 1 kilometer in reality.
Given that the distance between the elementary school and the district office on the map is 6 centimeters, we can calculate the actual distance as follows:
\[
\text{Actual distance} = \text{Map distance} \times \text{Scale factor}
\]
\[
\text{Actual distance} = 6 \, \text{cm} \times 1 \, \text{km/cm} = 6 \, \text{km}
\]
Therefore, the actual distance between the elementary school and the district office is **6 kilometers**.
Given that the distance between the elementary school and the district office on the map is 6 centimeters, we can calculate the actual distance as follows:
\[
\text{Actual distance} = \text{Map distance} \times \text{Scale factor}
\]
\[
\text{Actual distance} = 6 \, \text{cm} \times 1 \, \text{km/cm} = 6 \, \text{km}
\]
Therefore, the actual distance between the elementary school and the district office is **6 kilometers**.