To find the scale of the second map, we can set up a proportion with the distance measured on both maps.
On the first map, the distance is 2000mm with a scale of 1:500.
On the second map, the distance is 500mm with an unknown scale.
Let x represent the scale of the second map.
The proportion can be set up as:
2000mm/500mm = 1:500/x
Cross multiplying gives:
2000x = 500 * 500
Simplifying gives:
2000x = 250000
Dividing both sides by 2000 gives:
x = 250000 / 2000
x = 125
So, the scale of the second map is 1:125.
To find the new scale if the scale on the first map is increased by 20%, we can simply multiply the original scale by 1.2.
Original scale: 1:500
New scale: 1.2 * 1:500
New scale: 1:600
The new scale is 1:600.
A town planner measures 2000mm on a map of scale 1:500 and for the same distance on a map of unknown scale, she measures 500mm. What is the scale of the second map?
If the scale on the first map is increased by 20% what is the new scale
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