Question

a map has a scale of 1 : 50000. Bridgetown is 16.7km away from Littleton. What is the distance between these towns on the map?

Answer 1

if it is 1 cm answer is 3340cm

Explanation:

1m = 100 cm

500m = 50000cm

change 16 .7 to m

16700

divide

16700/500

33.4

change to cm = 3340