To find the distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's drawing, we need to use the scale factor.
The actual distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville is 60 km. The actual distance between Lewis City and Bellstown is 120 km, which corresponds to 6 centimeters on the drawing.
So, the scale factor is 120 km / 6 cm = 20 km/cm.
Therefore, the distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's drawing would be 60 km / 20 km/cm = 3 cm.
Therefore, the distance between Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's drawing is 3 centimeters.
Town
Town
Actual Distance Between Towns
Bellstown
Lewis City 120 km
Bellstown
Jenkinsville 40 km
Jenkinsville Lewis City 60 km
Arturo creates a scale drawing showing these distances. If the distance between Lewis City and Bellstown is 6 centimeters on his drawing, how far apart are Lewis City and Jenkinsville on Arturo's drawing?
(1 point)
2 centimeters
3 centimeters
0.05 centimeters
12 centimeters
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