Question

If the scale of a map is 1:50000 and then find the ground distance for a map distance of 12cm

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between two towns on that map is 6cm, therefore in reality there’s 6 * 50 000 = 300 000 centimetres, which is equal to 3 000 metres, which is equal to 3 kilometres.

The towns are 3 kilometres apart.

Explanation:

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