On a map of Florida, the distance between coral springs and fort lauderdale is about 4.1 centimeters. The scale on the map is 1 centimeter = 4.5 km. What is the actual distance.

The answer to the question is

The actual distance between Coral springs and Fort Lauderdale is about 18.45 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

To provide an answer to the question, we note that

The scale of the map is 1 cm = 4.5 km

The distance between Coral springs and Fort Lauderdale is about 4.1 centimeters

since the scale says 1 cm = 4.5 km we multiply the measurement of the distance on the map with the scale value thus

we have 1 cm = 4.5 km

4.1 cm will be 4.1 * 4.5 km = 18.45 km

The actual distance between Coral springs and Fort Lauderdale is about 18.45 km.