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?

Question

kilometers

Answer 1

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.