Question

The map below shows the path that Jin walked this morning. According to his pedometer, the total distance of this path was 2.3 kilometers.

A walking path is 1.1 + 4.8 + 2.2 + 3.4 centimeters long.

What is the scale of the map?
1 centimeter = 2 kilometers
1 centimeter = 5 kilometers
2 centimeters = 1 kilometer
5 centimeters = 1 kilometer

Answer 1

1.1 + 4.8 + 2.2 + 3.4 = 11.5 cm on the map corresponds to 2.3 km real distance.
So 11.5 cm = 2.3 km ⇒ 11.5 ÷ 2.3 = 5 cm per 1 km.

Answer: 5 centimeters = 1 kilometer.