Suppose you have a map with a scale of 1:25,000 and that city A is four centimeters away from City B on the map. How many centimeters apart are they on the surface of the earth?

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Squeeky

18 March, 01:51

Suppose you have a map with a scale of 1:25,000 and that city A is four centimeters away from City B on the map. How many centimeters apart are they on the surface of the earth?

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Weber · Answer 1

1km

Explanation:

A scale of 1:25,000 means that 1 meter on the map equals 25,000 meters on the ground.

So,

Converting 4cm to meter;

4cm/100 = 0.04m

If;

1m = 25,000m

0.04m = ?

25,000 * 0.04 = 1000m