Question

How to calculate distance by using scale s.

Answer 1

Answer:

Calculating the Scaled Distance using the Actual Distance

If the scale is 1 : x, then divide the actual distance by x to calculate the map distance.

Explanation:

Answer 2

• Measure distance between two points on the map using scale
• Multiply this scale on map and divide by 100 000 if you used cm or by 1000 000 if you used m scale to get km.