Question

A scale of 1 cm to 8 km is used for a map.
i) If a forest has an area of 5 cm' on the map, find its actual length.
ii
) If the actual area of a park is 128 km2, calculate its area on the map.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A scale of 1 cm to 8 km is used for a map.

i) If a forest has an area of 5 cm' on the map, find its actual length.

ii

Answer 2

Answer:

i) 1 cm to 8 km

  1 cm^2 to 8 km^2= 64 km^2

   5 cm^2 represents 5 x 64 km^2

                                     = 320 km^2