Question

The scale of map is 1:10000. Two towns are 8km apart in real life, how far apart are they on the map give your answer in centimeters

Answer 1

Scale of Map=1:10000 unit.

Means 1cm=10000 cm.

1cm=10000/100

1cm=100 m

We got 1cm=100m

8km=8000m

Then

8000/100

=80 cm

80cm:8000m

80cm:800000cm

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