A street guide for Belfast has a scale of 1:15 000. A walkway through the city is 2.4 km long. Find the length of the walkway on the map. Give your answer in centimetres.

Answer 1

Let's use a proportion.

1/15,000 = x/2.4

15,000x = 2.4
x = 2.4/15,000
x = 0.00016 km = ?? cm

Answer 2

16cm