Question

It is 5 cm between two buildings on a map that has a scale of 100 000:1. What is their actual

distance apart?
O A.
0.5 km
B. 50 km
C.
5 km
OD.
500 km

Answer 1

C 5 km

Explanation:

so, 5 cm on the map correlates to

5×100000 = 500000 cm in reality.

100 cm = 1 m

1000 m = 1 km

so, 500000 / 100 = 5000 m.

5000 / 1000 = 5 km