Question

Two fields at a state park are 1,000 meters from each other. On a map, the two field are 8 centimeters apart. What scale is the map using?

Answer 1

1 cm : 125 m

Explanation:

We have to express the scale of the map as unit of measure. So we need to figure out how many actual meters for each cm in the map.

"If 1000 meters is equal to 8 cm, how many meters (let's calls this x) is equal to 1 cm?"

We can setup the ratio below and solve:

`(1000)/(8)=(x)/(1)\\8x=1000\\x=(1000)/(8)\\x=125`

Hence the scale is 1 cm : 125 m