If 10 miles is about 16 kilometers and the distance between 2 towns is 45 miles use the ratio table to find the distance between the towns in kilometers?

Answer 1

To find the distance between the two towns in kilometers, we can use the given ratio of 10 miles to 16 kilometers. First, we can set up a proportion: if 10 miles = 16 kilometers, then 45 miles can be calculated as follows:

[ \frac{16 \text{ km}}{10 \text{ miles}} = \frac{x \text{ km}}{45 \text{ miles}} ]

Cross-multiplying gives us ( x = \frac{16 \times 45}{10} = 72 ) kilometers. Thus, the distance between the two towns is 72 kilometers.