Question
a map is drawn to a scale of 1:20000. find the actual distance, in kilometers, between two points which are 15cm apart on the map
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the actual distance in kilometers between two points on the map, we first need to determine the distance on the map.
Since the scale is 1:20000, this means that 1 centimeter on the map represents 20000 centimeters in reality.
Since the two points are 15 cm apart on the map, the distance between them in reality is:
15 cm * 20000 cm = 300000 cm
To convert this distance from centimeters to kilometers, we divide by 100,000 (since there are 100,000 centimeters in a kilometer):
300000 cm รท 100000 = 3 kilometers
Therefore, the actual distance between the two points is 3 kilometers.
Since the scale is 1:20000, this means that 1 centimeter on the map represents 20000 centimeters in reality.
Since the two points are 15 cm apart on the map, the distance between them in reality is:
15 cm * 20000 cm = 300000 cm
To convert this distance from centimeters to kilometers, we divide by 100,000 (since there are 100,000 centimeters in a kilometer):
300000 cm รท 100000 = 3 kilometers
Therefore, the actual distance between the two points is 3 kilometers.