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?

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.