Question

Two towns that are 35 km apart are 2.5 cm apart on a map. What is the scale of the map?

1 cm = 14 km
1 cm = 11.5 km
1 cm = 13 km
1 cm = 33.5 km

Answer 1

Answer: First Option is correct.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Distance between two towns = 35 km

Distance between two towns on a map = 2.5 cm

According to question,

`2.5\ cm=35\ km\\\\1\ cm=(35)/(2.5)\\\\1\ cm=(350)/(25)\\\\1\ cm=14\ km`

So, the scale of map is 1 cm = 14 km.

Hence, First Option is correct.

Answer 2

According to the map, 2.5 cm is equal to 35 km.
If we want to find out the measurement for 1 cm,

2.5 cm = 35 km
1 cm = (35 / 2.5) km
= 14 km