Question

Geocaching is an outdoor activity in which players use a global positioning system (GPS) receiver or mobile app to hide and find containers called geocaches. We have geocaches at most of our parks; hence, anyone placing new ones must first seek permission from the Westmoreland Parks Dept. You will find geocaches in almost all our country parks, including: Greenway, Dassett, Hartshill, Water Park, Kingsbury Pools, Church, Ryton, Stratford, Hayes-by-the-Sea.

a) True
b) False

Answer 1

Using the map scale of 1" = 80 meters, Sebastian, Abe, and Rajeesh need to walk 160 meters to reach the geocache, as it is marked 2 inches away on their map.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sebastian, Abe, and Rajeesh have taken up geocaching, an outdoor activity involving finding hidden containers using GPS technology. If they have a map with a scale of 1" = 80 meters, and the cache is marked as being 2 inches from their location, they need to calculate the real-world distance they must walk to reach the geocache.

Using the scale given, they must multiply the map distance by the scale factor to find the actual distance.

Real-World Distance Calculation:

• Map distance: 2 inches
• Scale factor: 1 inch = 80 meters
• Real-world distance: 2 inches * 80 meters/inch = 160 meters

Therefore, Sebastian, Abe, and Rajeesh need to walk 160 meters to reach the cache from their current location.