A town planner is using a map of a town centre with a scale of 1: 1250
A path in the town is 8cm long on the map. How long is the path in the town? Give your answers in metres.
how do i work this out??
set up the proportion:
1/1250 = 8/x
x=1250*8 cm
= 10000 cm
=100 m
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