Question

the scale on a map is 1 : 25000 how many kilometers on the ground is represented by 9cm on the map?

Answer 1

If we divide 4.5 km by 0.5 km we get 9, so the distance on the map must be 9 cm. working out what 1 cm on the map is equivalent to as a real life distance. A map has a scale of 1:25000. This means that 1 cm on the map is 25000 cm in real life, which is 250 m or 0.25 km.

Answer 2

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