Question

the scale of a map given 1:200000.Two cities are 3 cm part on the map. calculate the actual distance between them

Answer 1

Distance between the two cities
1/100*200000
1*2000
2000

Answer 2

Answer:

Actual distance between the cities is 6 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale of a map given 1:200000

Two cities are 3 cm apart on the map.

Ratio = Map distance over actual distance.

Let actual distance of two cities be x cm

Ratio of two cities is map over actual, 3:x

This would be equal to 1:200000

Therefore,  3:x::1:200000

x=600000 cm

Now we change cm to km

x=6 km  (because 100000 cm = 1 km)

Thus, Actual distance between the cities is 6 km.