Question

a map is drawn using a scale of 3 centimeters = 5 meters. on the map, towab A is 7 cm from Town B. What is the actual distance between the two towns

Answer 1

3 cm 7 cm
---- = ----
5 m x m

now this is a proportion and x stands for " how many meters "
so we now cross multiply
3(x) = 7(5)
3x = 35
x = 35/3
x = 11 2/3 meters

so 7 cm = 11 2/3 meters (actual distance between the two towns)