First, khianna must walk from the front gate to the ferris wheel. this distance is 2.5 cm on khianna's map. how far is the actual distance? map scale is 500: 1

Okie doke. 1cm on the map equals 500 meters. The distance from the gate to the ferris wheel on the map is 2.5cm. To find the actual distance, multiply the length on the map by the distance per centimeter. 500 * 2.5 is 1,250. The actual distance is 1,250 meters.

Note: When it comes to problems like these, you must always multiply the distance on the map by the scale unit (in other words, the actual distance on how far it is per the smaller unit).