Question

You have a map of an area in France. The scale used is 2cm:8km. You want to ride to a national park. The park is shown on the map as 16 cm away.

How far is that in kilometres?

Answer 1

Divide the distance on the map by 2 to get the number of 8km segments there are, then multiply that by 8km for total distance.

16 cm / 2cm = 8

8 x 8km = 64km total.