Question

A family are going away for the weekend. They look at a road map to see where their hotel is. The scale used is 1 : 250,000 The distance to their hotel measures 8.5 cm on the map. What is the actual distance?

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: 21,250m or 21,25km.

Step-by-step explanation:

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

1m = 100cm is 1cm = 0.01m

2,125,000cm = 2,125,000 times 0.01 = 21,250m

1km = 1,000m is 1m = 0.001km

21,250m = 21,250 times 0.001km = 21.25km

And you get your answer.

Answer 2

Answer:12.25km

Step-by-step explanation:

1:250,000x 8.5 = 8.5:2125000

2125000 divide by 100meters=21250

21250  divide by 1000 km=21.25

=21.25km

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