The scale on a map is 1 cm equals 12 miles. if the actually distance between chicago, illinois, and nashville, tennessee is 486 miles, how far apart will these two cities be on the map

40.5 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

1 cm                         x cm

=

12 miles            486 miles

using cross products

1 * 486 = 12 * x

486 = 12 x

divide by 12

486/12 = x

40.5 = x

step-by-step explanation:

hans did not square the 40-unit side; he merely multiplied it by 2.   incorrect.