A map has a scale of 5 cm: 12km. If two cities are 17 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities, to the nearest tenth of the kilometer?

Question

My answer was 70.8 km

Answer 1

Nope.

How did you get that answer?

Answer 2

I guess

Answer 3

Guessing didn't work.

Try setting up a proportion.

Or find out how many km that 1 cm represents.