Question

On a map of a town, 3 cm represents 150 m. Two points in the town are 1 km apart. How far apart are the two points on the map?

Answer 1

5000 km

Explanation:

We are given that

3 cm represents on a map of a town=150 m

Distance between two points=1 km

We have to find the distance between two points on the map.

3 cm represents on a map of a town=150 m

1 cm represents on a map of a town=150/3 m

1 km=1000 m

1 m=100 cm

`1km=1000* 100=100000 cm`

100000 cm represents on a map of a town

=
`(150)/(3)* 100000` m

100000 cm represents on a map of a town=5000000 m

100000 cm represents on a map of a town

=
`(5000000)/(1000) km`

100000 cm represents on a map of a town=5000 km

Hence, two points are separated by 5000 km on the map.