On a map with a scale of 1 : 50 000, two towns are 8 cm apart. What is the real distance between them?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 4 km
- Step 1: 8 cm x 50 000 = 400 000 cm = 4 km. Answer: 4 km. Why not the others: 40 km: That is ten times the correct distance. 400 m: That is a tenth of the correct distance. 8 km: That ignores the scale factor of 50 000.
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