Question

The distance between two towns is 75 km. The distance between the two towns on a map is 1.5 cm. What is the scale on the map?

Scale = 1cm :
km

Answer 1

Explanation:

1.5cm => 75km

1cm => 75km * (1/1.5) = 50km

Hence the scale of the map is 1cm : 50km.

Answer 2

50

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