Step-by-step explanation:
5 inches on the map correspond to 210 miles (or even a bit more) in reality.
we do know, the real length of the state is 213 miles.
and 8 inches to 410 (or a bit more) miles.
but, in fact, in reality, Kansas is indeed 410 miles long.
so, let's see first about the consistency of the scale factors (our ratios) in every direction.
5 inches / 210 miles = 1/42
8 inches / 410 miles = 4/205 = 1/51.25
so, in order to be a true map, both directions must have the same scale factor.
to fit the whole map on one page we must go with the smaller scale ratio : 1/51.25
so,
A with the ratio 1/1 is wrong.
B wrong.
1 cm = 1/2.54 inches
1 km = 1/1.6 miles
so, the scale ratio here is
1 cm / 1km = 1/2.54 / 1/1.6 = 1.6 / 2.54
still far off of the 1/51.25 ratio.
C with the ratio 1/10 is wrong.
D wrong
1 ft = 12 inches
the ratio is therefore
12/100 = 3/25 = 1/8.3333
still far off of the 1/51.25 ratio.
E would fit
1 cm = 1/2.54 inches
1 km = 1/1.6 miles
200 km = 200/1.6
so, the scale ratio here is
1 cm / 200km = 1/2.54 / 200/1.6 = 1.6 / (2.54×200) =
= 1.6 / 508
still far off of the 1/51.25 ratio, but in the form of being much smaller. so it fits on the page.
F would fit.
the ratio is 1/100.
this is again far off of the 1/51.25 ratio, but also in the form of being much smaller, so it fits on the page.
G would fit.
1 cm = 1/2.54 inches
1 km = 1/1.6 miles
1000 km = 1000/1.6
so, the scale ratio here is
1 cm / 1000km = 1/2.54 / 1000/1.6 = 1.6 / (2.54×1000) =
= 1.6 / 2540
again far off of the 1/51.25 ratio, but also in the form of being much smaller. so it fits on the page.
