Question

Tick the correct option. 12. Jaya has two maps, map A and map . The map scale of map A is 1 : 25000 and map scale of map B is 1 : 10000. On map B the distance between Town X and Town Y is 16 cm. What is the distance between the two towns on map A?

Answer 1

Answer:

10000 is equal to 16cm

so 25000 = 16 × 25000 / 10000 = 40cm

Answer 2

Answer:

40 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio of distances = Ratio of scale

Distance on Map A : Distance on Map B

=25000 : 10000

x : 16 = 5: 2

or, 2x = 5×16

or, x = 80÷2

or, x = 40

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