Question

A street is 250 m long. It is represented by a distance of 5 cm on a map. Express the scale of the map in the form 1 : r.

Answer 1

1 : 5000

Explanation:

Firstly align the unit

Map 5cm represent 250m = 250x100cm = 25000cm

scale = 5 : 25000 = 1 : 5000