Question

Convert 1:50,000 into a statement of scale.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

1:50,000 into a statement of scale is 50,000 cm or 0.5 km

• Given,

• 1:50,000

• the first term of the ratio is always 1.

• the first term represents the distance on the map in the units of your choice.

• the second term of the ration represents the distance on the earth's surface.

• the second term must be of same unit as that of the first term of the ratio.

• Therefore, if the given RF (Representative Fraction) is 1:50,000, then 1 cm on the map represents 50,000 centimeters on the Earth's surface.

• Thus the statement of scale is 50,000 cm or 0.5 km.