Question

The distance between two villages on a map measures 6.2 centimetresThe map Scale is 1:25000 What is the distance in kilometers

Answer 1

Answer:

1.55 km

RF of scale used=1/25000

it means 1cm on map = 25000 cm on ground

= 250m

= 0.25 km on ground

using unitary method

so 6.2 cm on map = 0.25*6.2 km

= 1.55 km on ground