Question

Alburry and wagga wagga are 130km apart. How many centimeters apart are they on a map with a scale factor of 1:250000?​

Answer 1

The distance from Alburry to Wagga wagga on the map is 52 centimetres

Step-by-step explanation:

The parameters given are

Actual distance between Alburry and Wagga wagga = 130 km.

130 km = 13,000,000 cm

Scale of map = 1:250000

Therefore;

1 unit on the map is equivalent to 250000 units in real measurements

Hence;

`130 \, km \equiv (130 \, km)/(250000) = (130 * 1000 * 100 \, cm)/(250000) = (13,000,000 \, cm)/(250000) = 52 \, cm`

Therefore, on the map, Alburry and Wagga wagga are 52 cm. apart.