Question

If the scale of a map show, 1cm =50km then find the actual distance between two places situated at 5cm apart on the map.​

Answer 1

The actual distance between two places situated at 5cm apart on the map

will be 250 km since 1 cm=50 km so 5 cm = 250 km.

Explanation:

• Normally scale shows the ratio between map distance and ground distance. Map distance is converted into ground distance depending on the given scale. For e.g here it is given that 1cm in map showing 50 km in ground so it means if the map distance increases then the ground distance will also increase.