Question

The distance between two places is 12 km. A map scale is 1: 25000. The distance between the two places on the map, in cm, is

Answer 1

Answer:0.00048 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

1 / 25000 = x / 12

by doing cross multiplication

12 = 25000x

x = 12 / 25000

x = 0.00048 cm on map

Answer 2

Answer:

48 km

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The distance between two places is 12 km. A map scale is 1: 25000.

To Find : The distance between the two places on the map, in cm, is

Solution:

Let x be the distance on map

Now we are given that The distance between two places is 12 km

Scale = 1: 25000

So, $\frac{1}{25000}=\frac{x}{12}$

$\frac{1}{25000} \times 12=x$

$0.00048=x$

The distance between the two places on the map is 0.00048 km

1 km =100000 cm

So, 0.00048 km =$0.00048 \times 100000$

0.00048 km =$48$

Hence The distance between the two places on the map, in cm, is 48 km