On a map, Melbourne, Australia, is 22 centimeters from Sydney, Australia. The actual distance is 880 kilometers. If Canberra, Australia, is 286 kilometers from Sydney, how far apart will they appear on the map, to the nearest centimeter?
Melbourne to Sydney is 22 centimeters on a map and 880 kilometers in real life. The conversion of map to land is 22:880. To find the difference of how far apart they are on a map we need to make another conversion.
