Question

Two towns that are 31.5 km apart are 3 cm apart on a map. What is the scale of the map?

A. 1 cm = 29.5 km
B. 1 cm = 9.5 km
C. 1 cm = 10.5 km
D. 1 cm = 15.5 km

Answer 1

3 cm on the map represents 31.5 km in reality.

3cm : 31.5 km

1cm : 31.5/3 km

1cm : 10.5km

So the scale on the map is 1cm represents 10.5 km.