Question

A man is reading a map with a scale that says 1:50. That means for every 1em on the map, the distance is actually 50km. What will be the ACTUAL distance between two towns that are 5cm apart on the map?

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Answer 1

Answer:

1cm on a map represents 4000000

5cm on a map represents =5×4000000=20,000,000‬cm

1km=1000m

1m=100cm

∴1km=1000×100=100000cm

∴100000cm=1km

∴20,000,000‬cm=

100000

20,000,000‬

km=200km

Thus, the actual distance between two towns is 200km.