Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]Ratio=12:40[/tex]
Required
Determine the actual distance between x and y
The question is incomplete, as the scale distance between x and y is not given.
To solve this, we make assumptions.
A scale measurement is represented as:
[tex]Ratio = Scale : Actual[/tex]
So, we have:
[tex]Scale : Actual = 12 : 40[/tex]
Express as fraction
[tex]\frac{Actual}{Scale} = \frac{40}{12}[/tex]
Make Actual, the subject
[tex]Actual = \frac{40}{12} * Scale[/tex]
Now, assume that the distance between x and y is 60 (on the scale), the actual distance traveled will be:
[tex]Actual = \frac{40}{12} * 60[/tex]
[tex]Actual = 200[/tex]
