Question

The scale of a map is given as 1:300000 two cities are 5cm apart on the map find the actual distance between them

Answer 1

Answer:

Actual distance is 15,000 m, or 15 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale is 1 : 300,000. It means that the real distance is 300,000 times larger than on the map.

5 cm * 300,000 = 1,500,000 cm

1,500,000 : 100 = 15,000 m

15,000 : 1,000 = 15 km.

Answer 2

Answer:

Actual distance is 15,000 m, or 15 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale is 1 : 300,000. It means that the real distance is 300,000 times larger than on the map.

5 cm * 300,000 = 1,500,000 cm

1,500,000 : 100 = 15,000 m

15,000 : 1,000 = 15 km.