Question

A road is 4 cm long on the map. Find the actual length of the road.

Answer 1

The distance between two cities is

75

k

m

s

.

Explanation:

As a road of

4

c

m

.

on road map indicates a road of length equal to

30

k

m

.

Each

c

m

.

on map indicates

30

4

=

7.5

k

m

s

.

Hence a distance of

10

c

m

.

between two cities on the map indicates

7.5

×

10

=

75

k

m

s