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  • 24-10-2017
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A group of friends are going to a cottage for the weekend. The scale used is 1 : 250,000. The distance measures 8.5cm on the map. What is the actual distance

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andriansp andriansp
  • 24-10-2017
The scale 1:250,000 indicates that 1 centimeters in the map represent 250,000 centimeters in real distance.
So, the calculation for the actual distance would be:

8.5 cm x 250,000 = 2,125,000 cm

since 1 km = 100,000 cm

2,125,000 cm =  21,25 Km

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