A map has the scale 1 : 200,000 and the distance between two villages on the map is 8 cm. What is the distance in metres between

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the towns in real life?

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Dmitrij [34] · Answer 1 · 2023-01-25T22:40:05+03:00

The distance in metres between the towns in real life is 1600000 meters

<h3>How to determine the distance in real life?</h3>

The scale ratio is given as:

Scale = 1 cm : 200000 m

The map distance of 8cm implies that:

8 cm : Real = 1 cm: 200000 m

Express as fraction

Real/8 = 200000 m/1

Multiply both sides by 8

Real = 1600000 m

Hence, the distance in metres between the towns in real life is 1600000 meters