Question

The distance between two cities is 87 km. What is the distance between them on a map drawn at a scale of 1:600,000?

Answer 1

87 km = 87000 m = 8700000 cm

8700000/600000 = 14.5 cm

answer: 14.5 cm

Answer 2

87 km = 87000 m = 8700000 cm

8700000/600000 = 14.5 cm

answer: 14.5 cm