Question

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The scale of a map is 2 cm 100 km. What is the actual distance between any two places
n kilometre if they are 10 cm apart in the map?
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Answer 1

Answer:

ANSWER

We are given,

2 cm ⇒1000 kms (scale)

So, For 2.5 cm ⇒ ? kms (say x)

By Ratio, we get required distance

1000

2

=

x

2.5

x=

2

2.5×1000

kms

x=1250kms.

Answer 2

The scale is 2cm for 100 km. So 1 cm would represent 50 km. 10 cm would be 50*10= 500 km. Hope it helps