A map is drawn with a scale of ! : 25 000 .
Two towns are 8.6cm apart on the map. How far apart are they on the ground ?
Please show me the working. Thank you.
2006-09-30 20:53:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
8.6 cm x 25,000 = 215,000 cm
215,000 cm = 2150.00 m = 2.15 km
2006-09-30 20:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by Holden 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when scale of a map is given
i.e. 1:25000
means 1 cm on paper :25000 cm on ground
thus if you want to find the actual distance between two points that is 8.6 cm on ground , it means multiply the 8.6 in both side of the scale/ ratio
as 8.6* 1 on Paper : 8.6 * 25000 on ground
or 8.6 on paper : 215000cm on ground
you also can convert 215000 cm into meters or km
2006-10-01 06:43:11 · answer #2 · answered by c2 brahmin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the map scale is 1:25,000
The distance on the map between the two cities is 8.6 cm.
The actual distance on the ground will be:
8.6 cm X 25,000 = 215,000 cm
215,000 cm = 2,150 meters.
2,150 meters = 2.15 km.
2.15 km = 1.335 948 063 mile
2006-10-01 04:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by junaidi71 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8.6cm X 25000 = 215000cm
215000/100 = 2150m
2150m/1000 = 2.15km
2.15km apart
2006-10-01 04:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋