Question

PLEASE HELP DUE TODAY, WILLGIVE LOTS OF POINTS. On a map with a scale 1:100,000 the distance between two cities is 12cm. what would be the distance between these two cities on a different map with a scale 1:300,000?

Answer 1

4cm

Explanation:

the ratio of the two scales is 100,000:300,000 which simplifies to 1/3

1/3 x 12 =4