Question

A map shows the straight-line distance from George’s house to his school as 9.5 centimeters. If George lives 475 meters from his school, what is the scale of the map?

Answer 1

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Answer:

1/5000

Explanation:

The scale is ...

map distance / ground distance = (0.095 m)(475 m) = 0.0002 = 1/5000