Question

The shoreline of Great Bear Lake is approximately 2719 km (not counting islands). If a map is drawn with a scale of 3 cm:100 km, how long would the shoreline be on the map?

Answer 1

81.57 cm

Explanation:

Answer 2

81.57 cm

Explanation:

Given that :

Scale :

3cm : 100km

This means ; 3cm on the map represents an actual length of 100km

Actual length of shoreline = 2719 km

The length of the shoreline on the map will be :

(2719 km / 100 km) * 3cm

27.19 * 3cm

= 81.57 cm