You have a map that has a fractional scale of 1:250, meaning every one unit of map scale is equal to 250 of those units in real life. If you have a mountain ridge that is 50m long in real life.

a. How long would the map be in meter?

b. How long would it be on the map in cm?

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Giovani

2 February, 02:53

You have a map that has a fractional scale of 1:250, meaning every one unit of map scale is equal to 250 of those units in real life. If you have a mountain ridge that is 50m long in real life.

a. How long would the map be in meter?

b. How long would it be on the map in cm?

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Julian Gardner · Answer 1

a. 0.2m

b. 20cm

Explanation:

A. Since Map distance = Real distance / Scale factor

Map distance = 50/250

This gives 0.2m as the map distance

B. Since the map distance is in metres, to convert to centimetres we multiply the value by 100.

0.2 * 100 = 20cm

You have a map that has a fractional scale of 1:250, meaning every one unit of map scale is equal to 250 of those units in real life. If you have a mountain ridge that is 50m long in real life.a. How long would the map be in meter?b. How long would it be on the map in cm?

You have a map that has a fractional scale of 1:250, meaning every one unit of map scale is equal to 250 of those units in real life. If you have a mountain ridge that is 50m long in real life.

a. How long would the map be in meter?

b. How long would it be on the map in cm?